Standing female figure ·  Mali, Dogon · ID: 3048250

Description

wood, heavily encrusted sacrificial patina, rest.

Sculptures of the Dogon, called “dege”, were placed on many different kinds of altars, most of which were dedicated to ancestors, either real or mythical.

The figures served as intermediaries between people and a variety of spiritual beings, including gods and ancestors. They were sacrificed with a wide variety of materials to achieve the desired ends.

The object Standing female figure with the object ID 3048250 was last part of the auction 97th Auction at November 6, 2021 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 144.

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Comparing literature

Ezra, Kate, Art of the Dogon, New York 1988, p. 21