Half figure ·  Mali, Dogon · ID: 3035004

Description

light brown wood, matt partly black encrusted patina, columnar base, extraordinary detail: the head turned to the back, no facial features, min. dam., cracks, slight traces of abrasion, socle;
the Dogon place their figures on a number of altars, most of them dedicated to real or mythological ancestors.

The object Half figure with the object ID 3035004 was last part of the auction 73rd tribal art auction at May 25, 2013 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 138 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,500.

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