Standing female figure · Mali, Dogon-Tomo kä, Seno-Gondo Plain · ID: 3046606
sold
EUR 4,000
Provenance
Lucas Ratton, Paris, France (2016)Size
H: 60,5 cm
H: 23.8 inch
Description
wood, metal, glass beads, missing parts, base
This sculpture could be the type of a “dege dal nda” (“terrace sculpture”).
They are stored in the house of the “hogon”. For the funerals of rich men they are taken out of storage, dressed and displayed on the rooftop terrace of the deceased.
Comparing literature
Ezra, Kate, Art of the Dogon, New York 1988, p. 52
Publications
AHDRC: 0131968