Fragment of a figure ·  Mali, Dogon · ID: 3036082

Description

wood, matt patina, remains of pigments, characteristic facial features and flat headgear, fragmentary (arms, legs and parts of the headgear missing), cracks, traces of weathering, base

The object Fragment of a figure with the object ID 3036082 was last part of the auction 75th tribal art auction at November 30, 2013 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 243.

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Comparing literature

Dogon sculpture, Symbols of a mythical universe, New York, 1997, p. 30, ill. 36