Shrine figure · Mali, Dogon · ID: 3041258
Robert Julius Tommy Jacobsen was a danish sculptor, painter and graphic designer. He was a representative of abstract art after World War II, specialized on concrete art.
Description
wood, brown patina, remains of black paint, grooved diamond-shaped facial plane, prominent ears, headdress, slightly dam., traces of insect caused damage (above all in the lower area), abrasion of paint, cracks, base;
presumably depicting “nommo”, carrying a wooden bowl on his head for protection against the sun and for eating. The “nommo” were eight messengers sent to earth by the creator-god “amma” in order to generate the human race.
The object Shrine figure with the object ID 3041258 was last part of the auction 84th Tribal Art Auction at November 5, 2016 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 147.
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