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Satimbe Mask

Carol Beckwith1994

African Ceremonies

African Ceremonies
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The Satimbe mask represents the first female ancestor of the Dogon people and is believed to come from an ethereal realm of limbless watery beings that existed in the beginning of time.

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  • Title: Satimbe Mask
  • Creator: Carol Beckwith & Angela Fisher
  • Date: 1994
  • Location: Mali
  • Copyright: copyright Carol Beckwith & Angela Fisher
African Ceremonies

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