Half figure · Mali, Dogon · ID: 3035004
sold
EUR 1,500
Provenance
Elisabeth Verhey, Amsterdam, The NetherlandsSize
H: 34 cm
H: 13.4 inch
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.