Standing figure · Mali, Dogon · ID: 3042338
Olaf Pfennig, Hannover, Germany
Description
light wood, small remains of brown patina, cylindrical corpus with flat trunk and free carved arms, narrow head with overlong pointed chin and prominent drilled holes, massive rectangular ears, inscribed “Dogon”, stongly marked by weathering and insect caused damage, minor missing parts, cracks, abrasion of paint, base;
the actual function of the figure can not be determined anymore. It might belong to the type of the “dege dal nda”, the so-called “sculptures of the terrace”. They are taken out of storage for the funerals of rich men and dressed and displayed on the rooftop terrace of the deceased. Present figure might as well belong to the type of the “vageu” figures which were placed on family altars.
The object Standing figure with the object ID 3042338 was last part of the auction 86th Tribal Art Auction at May 27, 2017 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 195 achieved a sales price of EUR 2,300.
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AHDRC: 0142097