Tree ladder ·  Mali, Dogon · ID: 3043139

Description

light brown wood, partly shiny dark brown patina, natural shape of the trunk recognizable, carved with 8 steps, fork-shaped top, traces of weathering, cracks, mounted on metal plate

The object Tree ladder with the object ID 3043139 was part of the auction 87th Tribal Art Auction on November 11, 2017. The object with the lot number 208 achieved a sales price of EUR 2,800 with an asking price of EUR 1,300.

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Comparing literature

Ezra, Kate, Art of the Dogon, New York 1988, ill. 7