Small figure · Mali, Dogon · ID: 3033324
sold
EUR 260
Provenance
Harald & Ursula Suhr, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada / Germany (1977, acquired in Mopti, Mali)Size
H: 10 cm
H: 3.9 inch
Description
wood, brown patina, traces of black paint, schematized body with the typical Dogon characteristics, min. dam., minor missing parts;
presumably an individual protective figure provided with “nyama”, the spiritual strength of a venerated ancestor.