Two ancestor figures
Mali, Dogon/Tellem
sold
EUR 1,500
Provenance
Pierre Dartevelle, Brussels, BelgiumWolfgang Pinter, Oberkirch, Germany
Size
H: 22,5 cm & 24 cm
H: 8.9 inch & 9.4 inch
Description
wood, encrusted blackish brown patina, a) standing female figure, the elongated head flattened on top and strongly encrusted with sacrificial mass, dam. missing parts (face, right shank, left foot); b) kneeling figure with chin beard and projection on the parting, strongly encrusted sacrificial patina in some places, dam., missing parts (left forearm, legs, base); both mounted on metal plate
Publications
AHDRC: 0142094