Standing female figure with receptacle · Mali, Dogon · ID: 3034604
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Provenance
Drouot, Paris, 25 November 1978, lot 5Arcade Gallery, London, Great Britain
Wolfgang Ketterer Munich, 13. November 1982, lot 32
Size
H: 63 cm
H: 24.8 inch
Description
wood, blotched greyish-brown patina with traces of black paint, the navel especially accentuated, band ornaments with incised zigzag-patterns on body and face, carrying a round receptacle with lid on the head, slightly dam., small missing parts (nose, hands, back), cracks, socle;
the bowl as a symbol for the traditional role of women, whose task is, to provide their man with food. Presumably carved in order of a man/widower who asks his ancestors for sending him a traditional woman.