Zemanek-Münster

Kneeling female figure

Mali, Dogon
sold EUR 3,500
Provenance
Carl Ashby, New York, USA
Size
H: 44 cm
H: 17.3 inch

Description

wood, greyish brown patina, supporting a bellied pot on her head, characteristic features: narrow angular shoulders, overlong arms, both hands resting on the thighs in front of the lap, provided with breasts, but with a beard as well (hermaphrodite), c-shaped ears situated far behind, facial features barely recognizable, the whole figure spread by a thick crust of sacrificial materials, dam., missing parts through insect caused damage (pot, back of the head, neck, base), age splits (right forearm), custom moun


Comparing literature

Ezra, Kate, Art of the Dogon, New York 1988, p. 46

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