Figural sculpture · Mali, Dogon · ID: 3049664
sold
EUR 1,650
Provenance
Ludwig Bretschneider (1909-1987), Munich, GermanyNagel, Stuttgart, 11 May 1999, Lot 435
Bernhard Jäger, Frankfurt a. M., Germany
Size
H: 33 cm
H: 13.0 inch
Description
wood, base
This beautiful work consists of a set of four figures arrayed around a central core and crowned by a fifth figure. It may have once adorned a shrine or altar created for communication with the ancestors of a Dogon lineage group or other supernatural powers.
The object Figural sculpture with the object ID 3049664 was part of the auction 101st Auction on November 11, 2023. The object with the lot number 120 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,650 with an asking price of EUR 800.
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