Pair of ancestor figures · Mali, Dogon · ID: 3034411
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Provenance
Carlo von Castelberg, Zurich, SwitzerlandZemanek-Münster Würzburg, 10. September 1994, lot 26 and 33
Udo Petry, Hohnhorst, Germany
Size
H: 47 cm (female) resp. 49,5 cm (male)
H: 18.5 inch (female) resp. 19.5 inch (male)
Description
wood, encrusted greyish brown patina, presumably carved from one hand, conformities in the modelling of the bodies, disc-shaped flattened shoulders, strong necks supporting helmet-shaped heads with flat chin and chin plug, the respective gender especially accentuated, slightly dam., cracks, missing parts (both foot tips and hands of the male figure), the males back of the head and the base of the female with strong traces of insect caused damage, rep. (right foot of the male figure), socle