Zemanek-Münster

Small standing figure

Mali, Dogon
sold EUR 400
Provenance
Eduard Hess, Basel, Switzerland
Size
H: 24 cm
H: 9.4 inch

Description

light brown wood, shiny dark brown patina, of schematized form with simplified facial features, min. dam., minor missing parts, cracks, on wooden base;
the Dogon place their figures on altars devoted to real or mythological ancestors.


Comparing literature

Imperato, Pascal James, Dogon cliff dwellers, New York o. J., p. 57

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