The Culture of the Dogon - On View in Germany for the First Time | Arts 21
Summary
TLDRThe Doone people of Mali are renowned for their rich and diverse culture, with the terilli masked dancers performing the dance of death at funerals and tourists' events. Their masks and wood sculptures, deeply rooted in their religious cosmology, are exhibited in Germany, highlighting colonial-era artifacts. However, a travel warning has led to a tourism downturn, impacting the local economy and wood carvers' livelihoods. The Doone, living in the UNESCO World Heritage site of Bandiagara, have seen their cultural heritage scattered abroad. Efforts are underway to raise awareness and preserve their unique art, with museums and art centers aiming to educate and inspire future generations.
Takeaways
- 🎭 The Doone people of Mali are known for their rich and diverse culture, including the masked dancers of Terilli who perform the dance of death at funerals and for tourists.
- 🎨 The Doone are renowned globally for their masks and wood sculptures, which are deeply rooted in their religious cosmology where animals play a significant role.
- 🏛️ An exhibition showcasing the Doone's art, including masks and religious objects, is held at the Art and Exhibition Hall of the Federal Republic of Germany in Bonn, featuring pieces that were previously removed during colonial times.
- 🌳 The Doone's art is produced in villages and used in religious rituals, but the lack of tourism due to travel warnings has severely impacted the local economy and the wood carvers' livelihoods.
- 🏞️ The area where the Doone live, in eastern Mali, was declared a World Heritage site over 20 years ago for its cliffs and traditional clay dwellings.
- 🌱 The Doone share the region with the Talum people and have adopted many of their traditions, including their animist religion, which believes in the soul of objects and animals.
- 🔮 The Doone's religious objects often disappear due to being sold out of economic necessity or theft, leading to a loss of cultural heritage.
- 🏛️ Museums in the Doone land, built with help from the Mali government and German cooperation, aim to raise cultural awareness and keep cultural assets in Mali.
- 🌐 The exhibition in Bonn not only displays valuable artworks but also examines the legacy of colonialism and the influence of Doone art on European artists, including Pablo Picasso.
- 👨🎨 Despite the challenges, some local artists like YF Dada have managed to make a living from their art, combining traditional wood carving techniques with their own unique styles.
Q & A
What is the Doone people's culture known for in Africa?
-The Doone people's culture is known for being one of the most fascinating and diverse in Africa, with unique traditions and art forms such as the masked dancers of Terilli and their renowned masks and wood sculptures.
What is the significance of the dance of death performed by the masked dancers of Terilli?
-The dance of death is performed at funerals and is a significant cultural practice of the Doone people, symbolizing their religious cosmology where animals play an important role.
How are the ritual masks made by the Doone people?
-Each dancer carves his own ritual mask, with designs derived from the Doone's religious cosmology, which often includes elements of animals.
What is the current exhibition of the Doone's works at the Art and Exhibition Hall of the Federal Republic of Germany?
-The exhibition features masks, religious objects, and carvings that were removed from Mali during colonial times by European ethnologists and collectors.
Why are tourists important to the Doone people's economy?
-Tourists are crucial to the Doone economy as they buy the masks and sculptures, which are produced in villages like Marlei. The absence of tourists due to travel warnings has had disastrous consequences for the local economy and wood carvers.
What is the significance of the area where the Doone people live in eastern Mali?
-The area is a World Heritage site known for its cliffs and traditional clay dwellings, and it is where the Doone people developed one of Africa's most diverse cultures on the isolated plateau of Bandiagara.
What is the Doone people's religious belief regarding objects and animals?
-The Doone people believe in animism, which means they think that objects and animals have a soul, and this belief influences their burial practices and cultural heritage.
Why are some of the Doone's cultural heritage objects disappearing?
-Cultural heritage objects are disappearing due to economic necessity, as people sell them because of poverty, or they are stolen, leading to a loss of cultural assets.
What role do the museums in the land of the Doone play in preserving their culture?
-Museums in the Doone land raise cultural awareness and help keep cultural assets in Mali, but they also face the challenge of many artifacts already being lost to places abroad.
How has the Doone's art influenced European art?
-The Doone's art, particularly their sculptures, has had a significant influence on European art, inspiring modern artists like Pablo Picasso and many contemporary artists.
What is the current situation of local artists in Marlei, and how are they coping with the absence of tourists?
-Few local artists in Marlei can make a living with their art due to the absence of tourists. Some, like YF Dada, have managed to succeed by branching out into their own style and being discovered by foreign art collectors.
Outlines
🎭 The Doone Culture and Art of Mali
The Doone people of Mali are renowned for their rich and diverse culture, which includes the tradition of masked dancers performing the 'dance of death' at funerals. These dancers, known as terilli, carve their own ritual masks, each with designs rooted in the Doone's religious cosmology where animals play a significant role. The Doone are globally recognized for their masks and wood sculptures, some of which are exhibited in Germany's Art and Exhibition Hall. However, due to a travel warning, tourism has declined, adversely affecting the local economy and the wood carvers who traditionally sell their art to tourists and collectors. The Doone live in the eastern Mali region, which was declared a World Heritage site for its cliffs and traditional clay dwellings. They share the region with the Talum people and have adopted many of their animist traditions, including the belief in the soul of objects and animals. Unfortunately, many of these cultural artifacts are being sold out of economic necessity or stolen, leading to a loss of cultural heritage. Efforts are being made to raise awareness and encourage museums to preserve these artifacts within Mali.
🏺 The Impact of Tourism and Cultural Preservation in Mali
Tourism and farming are the primary means of survival for the Doone people, who have faced economic challenges due to a travel warning that has deterred tourists. This has had a profound impact on the local economy, particularly on wood carvers who rely on selling their art. The Doone have opened a center for traditional art and craft to pass on their skills to the younger generation and are hopeful that tourists will return soon. The Doone's art, which includes masks and sculptures, has a unique and magical quality that reflects their animist worldview and ancestral cults. This art has inspired European artists, including Pablo Picasso, and is currently on display in an exhibition in Bonn that examines the heritage of colonialism and the influence of Doone art on Europe. The exhibition also highlights the need for the return of cultural artifacts to Mali, emphasizing the importance of preserving the region's unique art and culture.
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Keywords
💡Doone people
💡Terilli
💡Ritual mask
💡Cosmology
💡World heritage site
💡Animist religion
💡Cultural heritage
💡Colonialism
💡Art and culture
💡Traditional handicrafts
💡Tourism
Highlights
The Doone people in Mali have a fascinating and diverse culture in Africa.
Masked dancers of Terilli perform the dance of death at funerals and for tourists.
Dancers carve their own ritual masks, with designs derived from the Doon's religious cosmology.
The Doon are renowned for their masks and wood sculpture worldwide.
An exhibition of Doone works is held at the Art and Exhibition Hall of the Federal Republic of Germany.
The exhibition features masks, religious objects, and carvings removed during colonial times.
The Doone live by old traditions, and their masks and sculptures are used in religious rituals and sold.
A travel warning has led to a decline in tourism, impacting the local economy and wood carvers.
The Doone region in eastern Mali was declared a World Heritage site over 20 years ago.
Tourism and farming are the main sources of survival for one of Africa's most diverse cultures.
The Doone share the region with the Talum people, adopting many of their traditions, including their animist religion.
The Doone believe objects and animals have a soul, and the dead are buried with their totems.
Cultural heritage objects are often sold out of economic necessity or stolen.
Museums in the Doone land aim to raise cultural awareness and keep cultural assets in Mali.
The exhibition in Bon examines the heritage of colonialism and the influence of Doone art on Europe.
Doon sculpture reflects the creator's animist worldview and ancestral cults.
The Doone sculptures inspired modern European artists like Pablo Picasso.
YF Dada is a local artist who has managed to make a living with his art, combining traditional techniques with his own style.
The Doone have opened a center for traditional art to pass on their craft to the younger generation.
The Doone hope that tourists will return to support their traditional handicrafts and art.
Transcripts
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the Doone people in Mali have one of the
most fascinating cultures in Africa and
it's also one of the most
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diverse the masked dancers of terilli
perform the dance of death at funerals
and for
tourists the Doon still live according
to old traditions only dancers who have
been initiated take part in the
performance each dancer carves his own
ritual mask the designs are derived from
the doon's religious cosmology in which
animals play an important
role the Doon are famous the world over
for their masks and wood
sculpture now there is an exhibition of
their works at the art and exhibition
Hall of the Federal Republic of Germany
in Bon
[Music]
the show features masks as well as
religious objects and carvings that
European ethnologists and collectors
removed from the country during colonial
times the masks and sculptures are
produced in villages like and they used
in religious rituals and are also sold
but for the past year marlei has been
under a travel warning tourists are
staying away with disastrous
consequences for the economy and for
wood Carvers
I sold them to art collectors and
tourists but without tourists how am I
supposed to
survive the area where the Doon live in
eastern mallei was declared a world
heritage site over 20 years ago it's
known for its Cliffs and its traditional
clay
dwellings today tourism and farming are
the only means to
survive one of Africa's most diverse
cultures developed here on the isolated
plateau of bandiagara which is
surrounded by
Cliffs for centuries the Doon shared
this region with the talum people from
whom they adopted many Traditions
including their animist
religion the dogen believe that objects
and animals have a
soul the dead are buried along with
their totems but these religious objects
often disappear
the in the land of the Doon we have the
constant problem that these objects that
are part of the cultural heritage are
sold out of economic necessity because
people are poor or they're
stolen that happens as well of course
it's important to raise awareness about
these issues and about the possibility
that museums will borrow these objects
or buy them
there are now three museums here in the
land of the Doon this one and Sor was
built by villages with help from the
Mali government and the German agency
for International
cooperation the museums raise cultural
awareness and help keep these cultural
assets here in Mali but many have
already been lost to places
abroad people here need to join together
and say give our cultural heritage back
to us it affects not only Mali but all
regions south of the
Sahara the art and culture of the region
are unique and
fascinating the exhibition in Bon
presents many of these valuable artworks
it also examines the heritage of
colonialism and the influence of dogen
art on
Europe these are con at first glance
this art has something very familiar
about it after all 20th century European
art was created in dialogue with African
sculpture on Second Glance these works
are quite unique and they have a magical
aspect Doon sculpture reflects their
creator animist world viw and their
ancestral Cults the sculptures inspired
some of the greats of modern European
art like Pablo Picasso as well as many
contemporary
artists one of the most famous
sculptures is this Larger than Life gen
statue over 2 m
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tall but in Marley few local artists
today can make a living with their
art one who has managed to do so is YF
Dada he was trained in traditional wood
carving techniques but then branched out
to create his own style he was
discovered by a French art
collector I had a small show in France
and sold
everything then I had a presentation in
Poland where I also brought some of my
work and that sold quite well
also traditional handicrafts are still
an important part of life
here the Doon just opened a center for
traditional art and condu they hope to
pass on their craft to the younger
generation and they hope that the
tourists will soon return
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