Zemanek-Münster

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.


The object Standing female figure with the object ID 3044944 was last part of the auction 90.I Tribal Art and 90.II Contemporary Native American Art at November 17, 2018 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 111.

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Comparing literature

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


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