Equestrian · Mali, Dogon · ID: 3035968
James Stephenson, New York, USA
Description
light brown wood, partly encrusted with dark patina, proportionally large-figured equestrian on a small, extremely stylized horse, dam., missing parts (legs, right arm, left half of the head), fine cracks, traces of weathering, base;
Dogon equestrian figures are most often identified as images of the “hogon”, since in Dogon society horses are a luxury generally reserved for rich and powerful people. Horses occur in Dogon beliefs about the creation of the world.
L’objet Equestrian avec l’ID d’objet 3035968 a fait partie de l’enchère 75th tribal art auction en 30 novembre 2013 pour la dernière fois le Zemanek-Münster Hôtel des ventes et avait le numéro de lot 245.
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Littérature comparée
Laude, Jean, African Art of the Dogon, New York 1973, ill. 47