Small standing figure ·  Mali, Dogon · ID: 3032308

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.

The object Small standing figure with the object ID 3032308 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 155 achieved a sales price of EUR 400.

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Comparing literature

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