Ritual iron stick ·  Mali, Dogon · ID: 3032289

Description

corroded iron, sitting “nommo” on raised staff, the staff ends in two hooked scrolls to which small bells are attached, on base;
as the first human being created by “amma”, “nommo” represents the central figure in Dogon cosmology, ritual and art.

The object Ritual iron stick with the object ID 3032289 was last part of the auction 68th tribal art auction at March 3, 2012 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 160 achieved a sales price of EUR 500.

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Comparing literature

Laude, Jean, African Art of the Dogon, New York 1973, ill. 9