Standing figure ·  Mali, Dogon · ID: 3038368

Description

wood, greyish brown patina, strongly encrusted sacrificial patina in some areas, helmet-shaped head with crested coiffure and plug-like beard, slightly dam., cracks, missing part at the base, mount;
many different substances are used for sacrifice: the blood of chickens, sheep and goats slaughtered for this purpose, millet porridge, flour made from the fruits and seeds of the baobab tree etc. These sacrificial materials are looked upon as vehicles for “nyama”, the vital force that determines a person’s mental and physical well-being.

The object Standing figure with the object ID 3038368 was last part of the auction 79th Tribal Art Auction at March 21, 2015 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 139.

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