Standing female figure, Mali, Dogon, Size: H: 57 cm (H: 22.4 inch), ID: 3044944

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Standing female figure, Mali, Dogon, Size: H: 57 cm (H: 22.4 inch), ID: 3044944 - 3/5

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Standing female figure, Mali, Dogon, Size: H: 57 cm (H: 22.4 inch), ID: 3044944 - 5/5

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Lot 111

90.I Tribal Art and 90.II Contemporary Native American Art

Standing female figure · Mali, Dogon · ID: 3044944

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Provenance

Adrian Schlag, Brussels, Belgium

Size

H: 57 cm

H: 22.4 inch

Description

wood, base

Figures of this type are called “dege dal nda”, “sculptures of the terrace” and were stored in the house of the “hogon”. They are taken out of storage for the funerals of rich men and dressed and displayed on the roof top terrace of the deceased.

Comparing literature

Ezra, Kate, Art of the Dogon, New York 1988, p. 53

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