Mythical animal (dog) · Mali, Dogon · ID: 3051022
sold
EUR 800
Provenance
Galerie Jahn, Munich, GermanyBruno Heimberg (1933-2023), Munich, Germany
Size
L: 11 cm
H: 3,5 cm
L: 4.3 inch
H: 1.4 inch
Description
wood,
The iconography of the dog is linked with the historic Dogon migration. Jean Laude (1973, ill. 54) reports about a legend, according to which the wet paws of a dog led the Dogon to vital water points at the Bandiagara cliff.
The object Mythical animal (dog) with the object ID 3051022 was part of the auction Auction 103 on November 16, 2024. The object with the lot number 12 achieved a sales price of EUR 800 with an asking price of EUR 500.
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Comparing literature
Laude, Jean, African Art of the Dogon, New York 1973, ill. 54