{ISSN 0001-9883) MAY 1989 Volume Xx, Number 3 @wses aN wv THOLOGr AMONG THE BOGON Gornane Daten 4. CHALK ICONOGRAPHY IN QLOKUN Wk toma Rosen ‘4 THE KIT CHA ENZI AND OTHER SHAH CHARS ames vr Allon 64 AVIS TO OGUME #11997 Lees 68 CARIBBEAN FESTNAL ARTS: EACH AND EVERY BIT OF OFFERENCE me Raney Scoks Dieterlen, Germaine. “Masks and Mythology Cutten Among the Dogon,” Aftican Arts 22,3 (May, Fecert PPe=e" 1980): 34-43, 87-88, Notes Contrbutors ‘Aeknosedgments {OVER Ooomn maria dung a rato percmance sage sec veto Sige Wa Feary 18 oe 39) Posy Pasha Hamar LXECUTVE EDTOR Anye Fu AATOREGTON Gon 8 Chany FOUNDING EDTOR: Paul Prot FOUNDING ART RECTOR ice MeGauohr AFRICAN STUDIES CENTER » UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA» LOS ANGE!er the em, Rave ny p- pre se te poorer Si takepeeon turing ara semen ofthe Bog piles, sin psu the fetlggandaymbsimftn et RotEesa andy emacs, ah Inthe rt egated scene fn the dances mimes that ake pce SIRS ME une Te ms spent, ssatibinierngoupelnen tis ‘Matce! Grsule reconed the fst conmuttaesconrang Sogo mia ‘Shingo Tera {he Dogo call “ont speech puede fae ceo wh anerSoge of (one gen cher! cine Sara Sot bsponng eau Secale ho Frntngo war tory tht i prposely Sidon the caoaty ofthe fate es Ce lbenno asso Boge oer as naa lated» reconaeation othe subject of then the Dogar chat c nye get once eapb bri agetl wor rte fine cleo taste fh ec en nd wee, ‘hose in chnge of teen of Dogon Sey ra pen ing more deepiy nto Dogon knowledge, ‘Sri 5 Bho, msi sel a te com iL oruments Soot ees faye cn Se ce no he Eeogan, ycngy nd sey ot SOE AP SL MASKS AND MYTHOLOGY AMONG THE DOGON GERMAINE DIETERLEN ser td Cae, stent ons mhens move pa ‘eddnee the syste of the world. Be: SaOS Beacon a Sere RE Se “gon mini which toe sae a ny fra mae fe ae ad ee ach ni lant ere SoS Se Sey coe he wore alse Myelin tiaernemhen SMG amte Second ites in Went Alsen, the weurers Of masks Ing bebagintentit waite ‘eet ye ae te ther mean SESE Rea ened ey Eppa ieatecele itn ae SRUSIS Ae ees ‘hesamwend Te he ey ona ofa Bonnets cowteshall et suichersnantn ho ope Pond Apt yee Eye a eee ene By iw hetneanboeos Seay eae Beye ee he SENN RE sks they represent themecives at ISNew mosk ps sich #6 “modame,” Tee emer ace Crepceear hate (rents There ae als dese io pieces memes tt Te seca Bastien ee aster wie Speatal ieee fe Eerste Stearate ere “ear ing en = Eblieestepocmetes Site ae Paes aa ey cat ms ali acep or the nial shouts hey ter SSetetnee taeJog the stages of eeation tha lone {ae event ein ne coure a he a {ual hatery ofthe Dogon ea fo Spl: bore tow te Sr ps When Gl colecte inforeation om terms known ape, “Pel re Hes ne aes, 15, Pence ae era tame Bima ica the rane” eg 5 [ei tways worn By vey voung men tho have jst joined thesocety of Towa The perro ths ‘Sound his neck rom which bers ang eine te nce i Egstasmall wooden horse Toe dye a nt apr aer eam fore and tere In disiedee Although Ipig fo the edge the petermance sche eth sey er tins hatappet aerkipinsige te ine dat Topresents Oxo belare hs reansforaton into the Pex, Athos themaskemphaszes primary it Hesipectilsashows Recharge utd pce offisplacens th woul amelie sk ding bea shone ‘pl seng dsm A Faking » weapon and ning» hose thereby sealing the Journeys he made temcovertheresof his placentrand Joe ein The od ers wom ith mak are te Dood ofthe wounds ‘edon Ogomacattongun wou nya end Grcomencl genie token he atempied to explopnte ese a th Nome wl tres saeied he was ts dept Specht hs prtmordal nro Aneel eve stent, he was tp ‘gan never removed Lo ma oweve aligned ell teat "Vatu estes ofthe fel ad ve th ats sn i of Po Fa ‘mp, he di comer and goes Seabourn the swith od trang parse director or ine (tukthd pocasion father ase 2a hy ifFocrdmon te tela dveton Tus iim conta Shs thing ses nd a Eee astdinoe oh bec ‘Assedenary farmer the Dogon ne soci eoirony maha teed interpretation of hep mask. The Kerman te fhe fox he whoa SeaGER wn Pvt ih ad forearying mater an wit 2 aes {fas deg ic topaste and lending hs her Wal, the anise 1059") Nat was bom at he Pheesthe sven hau thematel iis an ee Fseenet iene rate Eigsyaneiieg Sate the Bctamith, te edn of Nommno, ©cts, bot ds of wound at ERAS Sats setae Smug ee ne Seas “Pike pes Ts part ofthe RA Se eeterir tate See Se mote than kilometer, ort Saceariy ead hepathiatook Rice and in hae oak spa) pertormed dusing he prom lion edi he publ gure sot evoke these events (rule SRST) Te wearer hols fone er ns hand co suppor stops Foailine t tne he ppranehes te iar cession OF other masks that Ne a= wo) ois and makesa shower ng io ows wih hr Roms abt GAGMMI | Sitse sway the Fox I'he encounters 3 eID SiS sat etredoables stacks to Sih itee The sla mask was onto Bop squire hong al he whe, ESP lef ath a W wounded Seale” mask eich represents Dyongou Strou, deaws near im in cir a, ere ae ‘iy nae Bates PO sitinbe The ce ofthe tine mak ray, JRpermposed aster surmount by Flmbe figure arved i wood SCRSR ESS i su and ona Denterade reser andcted ith Sood of braced slack bers Her forearms are ate and she anes ‘besh in ert nd ae an ni shorn innernght hand The {Et ee errno this mask ‘Shes the porson represented in the ‘Eintn othe andourttoaion, cece sire ge pcr hi sraematn ‘Krioumeuiow woman who ws the So >d fit ogre the te — wae unis a sed het nage Sreniifowe hemo mkhewetin ‘Sedetotaghten ne men The en ook ‘ioe ay tom he atbrng the Stinony battne warned ater of Nein comaremorte er co™ “the velo “pene ofthe word” Scere inal eon of BBSiier he fount foe Yonge igen oom nd then that the oles generation SHE The clatter Ras ite fand eee me fananerta ole ot rom aie gettin oe ft ieBight Sed divested the Beer mae Sri oma ek se ‘hereby Glebrated the revelation ofspec aad Nemo the ice ol iad facp bec ERT of he exon ber the re brs adorning he gu canbe pc oe my {he lo that head plane, which Be Seed ai hie Boge of the field. This was because Shed hb ey ‘Earth aid the plans with fet hod fc ct nara on ‘ouput taogwho had the sue chaacte a ber fin the Fou SSUES Shee tend i ‘Seated enor sr sar an fee SUES pole’ vg one [Sr ahe wis cused by anand ded “learn Bese ss She waste st yighe: Her dy was tie hed ager ‘Rbsem bot a replace heen to repre Snir dunge abnon Se sesie ie ede who ates the Gifcfinemssssys theca tems nen dey EON Eeined eed ue and Eee sd Sorel Sinef vo hecoetey fi peed SSE oma es tae SS Rela Coal Sars ‘using the dn coremons eormed for al the vecent dead. a mask ced = atin wae carved to ec Yai ole “Tnng the stipe One of Be songs thatatompanis the danceot tesa train he vioge of Tuy ogous Tie carr i ae es ly lene) ae ion dead" Te {58 dancorsceompanyng the ste inted to the se ds the Fox sowed by Yai hat how she cover eva ear Sohuor Anapay “The mask ales ily, "hea of i tee hg 8 re fog be Eniaihetmvene smd hand overt ‘Mintined the orgerhe had stblshed sont wating (Cele a snmrnie ue apse Sontag Sis ent tae aed hg pee Sete Brent cohen as Ser tee Ae eg Beate el ety eet pepe ea aad sorter narra ora seen | thors cat el rol ean at eo!seen ‘vor re vod ase inte ch tnd bt ns ce GE Seong his mech nl tke pensfuge ina chee, The nent da ith Suse et as ale sera ener fo dane hese Bepdants of Nom, had aco made a SS fom ts Tne Foe rere te ist the nay for primacy beeen ‘ena urand the masks made of leaves (Shamu, en, ez nese never ybnune, he “er The mssk called dye represents fers apes conse by one lal ecty rr of proble ( one hand ihe wonter ofthis musk ihe pottery vessel in which healers Satta putt and other erepeuie Eee nochange Siyetat eva logs te facts dosing the procestons and Raves around stone ding te pe ances tt tbe pce ie pac Se sutra ese ends plnge is Byes i he Frsitnate Spmtiethe masta nce Ber Neti asaonanany Sore fawn fa mask breakeori Bb allt ‘Se round dung the donc, they a8 Pb EFup inmeely oy anceroron tna dan The de spies Ufo pround whese he inoaen ocures, Ibpuniyn (Grau lOS8s5P He 1. Foerhsk eersecpecaly te Dono sero one ofthe primordial anasto sino came down‘on Nomme's atk Byongaw Serou mar the st expe SECT ad's enced ‘ented tedicine andthe knowledge of lng products Thi accomishnest ieiebEscored by the form of the stderr Entowitnet (Guthe caved gure surmountng the aS a ny he ap pcre of death om Earth esta Be Redoumbouto te doxendans of {goiter his tans na he FE) Snd'ton tht of pongo Ser, Shae the fat ma wie Thse egucnes ofthe myth outside te Sco misarssie The “old woman” mask consists of Tcthosdmihasgctinyes tie ‘Sising witcha (hp clang Fonsi ie suspended at ns level ‘present her facod brewts (Grae BESSY, Fave mask represents scone ep fA hocaobing legend intrsened dr ‘ike maton he Bape se “Gla woman” sbserved the Behavior of ‘Seni tmigrts ah ato heae ders who stepped oer be without sana mah dpc a mente ofthis athe Baste p38) Wie he wy igsing her ahd thataf he young cin: group fi. Onb one mms Surat arate eee we ‘ouon whostppeditabioper She ipvichateinheceemesics an: “fccaienecth aan a a, Saiitepmeltorts Roker cmnonienmaie ie casairinitey he Se iheahtiywaicanchainesopeme picoamphs tec eaplypscnt en: ™qaly Mute he Sime ‘thon andthen helped hem on ks" very elongatand tz with an imagen Same fee Linear Gee emminediy Rest Shmtd he and ap roto the legendary fist’ ofthe ood, the whole panied a beast Sopra te Bound” 0 south angdonebyheweaeof hie The weaver ander atancein “Alone aie i ei remake deectieshphimacionthe he ight hand ond sgwordin oleh viaues ais mca ahah a older ifs duseavay ics Hesle (Gnatie 1050 he 3) rent Inanexcepnonalstiance wih he feldsscibbshninisgtagnentiot \“Thecomntmnkandistebnorhave ine Soren the fratormgs which dsttesothe bern desc many testy Canc, feurars finer eae FRangsl perl domg he dances “Theenoggestesiuterimuskean Teka party, smueiom of the Henin he shoucen ape orto igporanrone semen geeks fem Popul on wh Sse ata fis tuk to alte Young rae inthe mincothedance™(Gaaule toned ky ihe seer ‘Adowor abndoed on he rad by hb 138797, The wearer perorm.an sacked wi toisees see he SSEMSEN gest, Giengeminevieahenad BAC Penna Adeccncomplinedothinger seid fan turk epping ales de tube tapi eek es humo cimb'on br shoes andthe reskin the rocks a an ofthe dane tyes EES eee | apeothernek andtisetheethat_ ul ates un tesco dof cloner ee omit e he would find oo here. Then she the clbeson (Cravhe WAGI7H He pica Saar MA NSOMETITIN aS yim tee ches ha ne would Stepan is weapons and eect fessBons Mer he Find ust Reni Nastaving det gan court cin tobandngee Te brothers, be ge may fe mar po presence of stm maka See tom af these gin res fo howto {tes evoke the courageous any thom thereby acing ie nb gener Bt ghnous ~ fsstane mth wh ous beng despite havirg bee br the Dogon have fed oeuption and ‘Reed testy em ten ‘onverion by ober “The behavior ofthe audience aso re Themask as madetherocnsci theme lpce te nte center te suas snbcvepoennp octet {mary geste st respet wal elders (Geault838559) hleevenmoreyevea “nginhencneknostha hema bears tense to the presence of Aum { various degrees af teaching’ Like ws ‘cea ertare We man anes me sete ovens | lions, and the ike, which are pros { Bare a | fy andotheirwilingnesstobetugit. | ‘il evel are va ace eaaes ‘walt represents an animal of the forest that ne hant an kl one ‘th so represents anatase The Samo o7e an ensemble of Incoges that occupy part ofthe eyon surroul Ing the iage of Kant Eagan, Tae 0cata LES we ined ag oes pane Aten esse Seo iateeemns ears geting Soa Ser ee ras, Ee Sastre ta echigea pe dct Cam neh ed els tr “reruns henge Coeur errata: iicriceat ads thd Sree tee Soman eg so SS pli erotic foie le Se a Segeaacine sates fe Tngliane pgs wn theo Ere a ee erate wien cet ac ia rh Sia freien ieee Poorman ‘ork ena Seutnarse eid Treader est pcm {Rough when we were tthe ld ae col eae an fone a athed Sugita the lnttut @Ehnologe by Mate ls 7 {al orasinpe a Inipecchol the word hat such an sch anind shat é Sock gustons vee ae nn level feo.The ina iaformation concerning fences tthe seven sk or the {her descendantcas wel were vulnera Ue toarncs bythe tl onc {er and tems surand themes ‘sth mute potctons such say ‘pec pane and olen the mack ‘Through a scr, the image could be nega ea sso ach ene tins wih nee dep the masks Suing the dias haere when ive Gul caleced much xen on his fercon,atav any olf ch lieved hata theses ofthe ebatonof Imus there mun be something thet ‘hae ote peorned to protec fanters shat beanoccol er ‘Dar presen goals not merely ote a Sempre srl of te ome tants ean tthe begining tthe and these esulg from nesses Incase where one san exmine te fs cnt banal story. fable, or song often re ‘reals a subtle association with maha ogy. The mews antelope was apna oe alts hac ani) FBSsRs HO. The alesis ac Hine. aaa ona See heals cee noel, doo Een Suvomacenee Sots meer aloes Torench mask Ss i dancer ond most ete ine not ony lino mantis Saami Te eet a a ome Selamat eae sonar yeeka ren “Fhe drums have beaten, have be mime trteces fiorinh peamestt ner carer Weta ne Sel perme, ae SM Thee secede os ete pe eon Ryman a coat sheaelnseer achg tome Femtocell s Herd ppt oe der Tana ees Seana he ele ee SCOT Mewar Ronee “a ye ag on conoeiy te pape teint senate oa tem SEoipncrae erent ee shale ee ob rng ded es athe ‘Enno tc ition 3) Tecateslneptat on st BEaRh ole tangs lout asta phn ey ng Seg ned sag Den Sine! 2'genge oe eo Tle ied ba hr em, Soca plea ee Scere ame ne SNe RECeT SNS re ett rae ear ie ew i sjament soci tne ane Tala ee Shop rare Se stopceencgey atom SeRGs ec a ee SP. aac matte eee st Sine bisa ees fe reso ach ed es rise en ey as oe ecco Sy guerre oe epee eceiamesrn ats rise Ge ie Saige the Syetn ti hn, ‘Ring sound (Fig). Inthe elon of Sethe Ghee aT enor eng ey oF Some een are EIST seaport Sab Erceaa tee SCENTS iota ae Somaiscemac oes secee Thuan eee anaes hh eee ned pene se seis sing beeen Seaton ech Costa ity ones ate SGI we tant te bein which long tise cod i a ibd, lowing tem to be spun and tamed’ On te level of yt ech of thetieebolkonesistongue Theat {ane inear helarync when heed {ppropriate Nommo's souls atthe Meth scie Tesco that thewture fh, symbol of he human son a hed prety oy the anor, Dyongou Soa: Byonga Shoe wished fo pace ieon the ur he ieaoenion othe vessel ‘The tied blltoaretangue hat of Dysngou Ser hima ho au me hinkeposdie mankind's evsiopment nah after various taneormatns ‘Suatngeresursecton i he form 6 Sipentioedy ate deny song Nik Ini was coved forthe st ‘Sep Oyen Stuosan ane or the Dogon, these bullroarers speak. Ther ors ae swais | Willow tallow men, womens ci thatthe eh that of the Fou who woe Utey condemned. soa tat of he fistanto de or sing the ances Bical ngs Preble efor fools amak ‘hebulicrers he speech or whats Ieefitafedend pecan Tis expats theemoten tht gaps teliserers when foners Ail rer acwompanying the FRourners ate extinganhed everyone [teers into She neghboring sce Si Rerum al sdent then de ears ihe epesed husrmings irom lo 0 High rl or ht ae ofthe bl ‘holder ofa Bearer, the Great Nak sve th ube mary ces he SS Suen he Noni fo iim ha ten ee ‘humo show fa thnks, Then it goes iit usa ofthe dean nee, A mnt des scolhatas any bce nin the ‘Spot ih reste lon time pulleeparetsrktsgentor epee enn by the ‘ting te ber sik oe tune ure wide he ner aos theme be Secor he Dogon ma ied erly “ony ors imate hearse Sa rasp ng: eryone pcs Ave aides ieeibbomat ststerniarrsi ‘ket bom to ret psimings snd to tasks: "Rather than contradictions, tSepitsuons: sree ford in ony dogma (ie BRS, Those Sein whos pee Sern tacts sl titres Sore hs ner cio, seston tt ganas seSelthachapiedamme ber peop tn errand ae Scletyand eonpetene” they see Spec istened wo ding heetings Bieeghestuhersptlemasaens 'nfedatane oman andi aco axesieasacompanid beaters eee aa alr snat ae ‘nee Aton cbs rd em MSA tuner ofite dood at Nathan oi tec by he bee presence AS Sc they ay 8 ‘Ruane of thoae who ceed and then onion moc thst tee hie oe sore esr ‘te nuh dicing On beer Set Mmatiesia che sre Bama ene Shes tetra role eg fo the ceapeeatie ee St of mock i, iw oa onde aan at Dogo cos snap wea te Foxwood EQUUS cees son tal twin to ely ad ombat hab, Bat ‘Mo wanton nd ep esi He warmed cubed By mashotene ay made Sine oe Dane en oa fal‘vies of various alee ‘ryt Norhsvest Coast table of illustrations are included. The San espedally helpful onthe subject. ing to offer everyone rolars, the sfoematon Gof the museum's ‘Silinterest Trevor Srly intriguing when ‘published corespox Found in the archives sin of Natural History ‘eum’s history should (ds outside Northwest rovidesa vvidsenseot Ste factors that cor ‘hon of the collection adept at emphasing Jietsted tremendous ely characterations to the reader Her ap: ers the history of Sand white attitudes Sse the importance of “na broad context he text also contains las uefalness. With re ‘er Jonatis nor he pub ‘sual high standards. vovonsistent guidelines ‘tant passages will be shetherrterences wil ‘Some statements that two none. For instance, ret the lip omaments hy Northorest Cast n- ot enhance a woman's Tren and it was not ong, Coast women ceased 27). Such implications selesfactunless sources spplauded for providing "Found, t09 often omite ies. some instances, ane inaccuracies tht ied with more fila sree. For example, Rus- ‘der Baranow dl not pay tums" fo eease Russian 13) Rather the payment vranov by a Baglsh sea ered the eaves from “hy Blackmail (Abrossin Howe Bancroft istry? design of te book, few instances sigifc ant at etaile that are discussed in the txt Sn captions are obscured by the binding (eg. pl. S. Some histarical photographs tn fag pages bleed into one anther, their busy buchgrounds merging into abstract chaos, ‘Despite these concerns From the Land of he Totem Poles makes a fine contrition and has broad appeal. The photographs ae spectacu Tar Equill important, Jonatha confirmed thot ti valuable to examine the history of follection af tba a, Tis encouraging t8ee the imporant holdings ofthe American Mu sou of Natural History receiving well= Seserved tention in this sting vale. Vira Wat University of Washington, Sete LOS —s rete sn pa ee a fe oon Dna Pere betg fo meses pion Te i ta aor ee ee semaine det tne Seehadean omens Sha sas 2 Tig precept Hipage Siete S'Efautine’nssownine pet eo ie sioeiaten dagen ata Sanna ante Soro smaisecen ‘CONTRIBUTORS. aaa eect eure ee Sema ada te earn he so eee Seiad ha mln te mor mo cs Seana anoee ht inpcne oe iin ely energie : ‘mcnstiathaaenacencaSapre Serine. ‘co athene i rrhored cheer omcere cena pen ‘Bustsne nemo oy tthe poo ete neler yas AEE estes aga dine mk Miser encanta eae eter mennrnrretd og Sabre imeage aia per owe Sgmetir ef eaaltnaieme spond, Setanta anayeot agony ne ET eVe sre y of te as—r al oe Fe eee tere winporan ood Sicseatanasa ren’ Spar oppo AMES DE VERE ALLEN, a ctzen of Kenya, founded the Lamu Museum in 1970 ane was its list euraor He as alo taught at unversives in Kenya, Uganda, and Malaya. In T9BD he et fhe poston ae a senior rosearch fellow atthe Insitute of rican Studies, Naot University, 12 ‘wt anctarm en the Coss of Kenya, GERMANE DIETERLEN has conducted fed research on Dogon cute for mare than ty years, Shes the author of numerous ubieaons onthe Dogon and neightoning pecples, mastclassified ads— Bo0Ks sere are ctor ‘toes ston, Sooner BS {on sn O08 Enna Gn 2F485, PRECOLOMIAL WEAPONS Fon aus Gonacrr. Borer tata cae = (1) 85-2971 e ACKNOWLEDGMENTS SEE, Pat any Sek, enim Pha Tome Pee Ra ht Di ‘Te Matas no