Post of a "togu na" ·  Mali, Dogon · ID: 3034992

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Description

heavy wood, matt greyish brown patina, traces of weathering, carved with a stylized female figure in flat relief, dam., missing parts through insect caused damage in the lower area, cracks, socle;
“togu na” describes a refuge, build for the male village eldest. It is an open construction with vertical elements supporting a thatched roof. In ideal case it consists of eight posts arranged in sinuous line, referring to the eight “nommo” ancestors. The roof is low, so that the men have to sit during the assemblage, but it keeps them cool.

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Publications

Spini, Tito & Sandro, Togu Na, Casa della parola, Mailand 1976, p. 207 and 210

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