Bowl carrying figure · Mali, Dogon/Tellem · ID: 3040132

Name: Bowl carrying figure
SKU: 3040132
Availability: Discontinued

not available anymore

Provenance

American Private Collection, West Coast

Size

H: 28 cm

H: 11.0 inch

Description

wood, carrying a flat disc-shaped receptacle on the head, which is held with the right hand, nearly entirely coated with thick encrusted sacrificial patina, traces of feathers (receptacle), traces of insect caused damage, missing part (front part of the base), pedestal;
the bowl as a symbol for the traditional role of women, the task of which is to provide their men with food. Presumably carved on behalf of a man/widower who asked his ancestors for sending him a traditional woman.

The object Bowl carrying figure with the object ID 3040132 was last part of the auction 82nd Tribal Art Auction at February 27, 2016 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 272.

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