Hermaphrodite figure · Mali, Dogon · ID: 3048920
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Provenance
American Private Collection (before 1970)Dorotheum, Vienna, 4 October 2021, Lot 19
Size
H: 39 cm
H: 15.4 inch
Description
Wood, encrusted patina in some places, base
This beautiful hermaphrodite figure is carved in clear cubist forms.
On the front, the surface is very much marked by weathering in exposed areas, which adds to the expressive effect of the figure. The back must have been protected from the weather, there are linear engravings on the back of the head that once represented hairstyle or headgear.
The object Hermaphrodite figure with the object ID 3048920 was last part of the auction 98th Auction at March 26, 2022 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 158.
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Publications
AHDRC: 0189578