Standing female figure "dege dal nda" · Mali, Dogon · ID: 3052884
German Private Collection, Hamburg
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.
The object Standing female figure “dege dal nda” with the object ID 3052884 was last part of the auction Auction 106 at April 25, 2026 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 240.
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Comparing literature
Ezra, Kate, Art of the Dogon, New York 1988, p. 52