Standing female figure "dege dal nda" · Mali, Dogon · ID: 3052884
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Provenance
American Museum Collection, FloridaGerman Private Collection, Hamburg
Size
H: 79 cm
H: 31.1 inch
Description
wood, patina, rest. in several places, cracks filled with compound; material loss to the feet, note beneath the base: “DOGON, MALI (Bandiagara region), “DOGON, MALI (regione Bandiagará), IMMAGINE DI ANTENAT”, base
These figures are called “dege dal nda” (“terrace figures”) because they were displayed during funerals on the terraced rooftops of the deceased’s houses. They were kept in the house of the hogon, and their use was reserved for wealthy families.
Comparing literature
Ezra, Kate, Art of the Dogon, New York 1988, p. 52