Equestrian figure · Mali, Dogon · ID: 3032239
Vendu
300 €
Provenance
Maria Wyss, Basel, Switzerland (1979)Eduard Hess, Basel, Switzerland
Description
iron, min. dam., traces of corrosion;
riding or even owning a horse was always a sign for high social rank. Horses appeared in the North, the South and in parts of Western Africa. The horse was introduced from Palestine around 1600 B.C. by the ancient Egypts.
Littérature comparée
Colleyn, Jean Paul (Hg.), Bamana, Zürich 2001, p. 52 ff.