Figural fragment · Mali, Dogon · ID: 3034351
Zemanek-Münster Würzburg, 10. September 1994, lot 24
Udo Petry, Hohnhorst, Germany
Description
wood, black encrusted patina, sacrificial patina, helmet-shaped head with crested coiffure and a rectangular deepened facial plane, both hands held in front of the body, slightly dam., cracks (belly, beard), block-like socle;
because of the arrangement of arms and hands, as well as the posture as a whole, it can be assumed, that the figure originally was depicted as an equestrian. Such 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 Figural fragment avec l’ID d’objet 3034351 a fait partie de la dernière vente aux enchères 72nd tribal art auction dans 9 mars 2013 le Zemanek-Münster Hôtel des ventes. L’objet portant le numéro de lot 210 a atteint un prix de vente de 3 200 €.
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