Figure féminine debout "dege dal nda" · Mali, Dogon · ID: 3052884
German Private Collection, Hamburg
Description
wood, patina, rest. in several places, cracks filled with compound; material loss to the feet, note beneath the base: “DOGON, MALI (Bandiagara region), “DOGON, MALI (regione Bandiagará), IMMAGINE DI ANTENAT”, base
These figures are called “dege dal nda” (“terrace figures”) because they were displayed during funerals on the terraced rooftops of the deceased’s houses. They were kept in the house of the hogon, and their use was reserved for wealthy families.
L’objet Figure féminine debout “dege dal nda” numéro d’objet 3052884, a fait partie de l’enchère Vente aux enchères 106 en 25 avril 2026 pour la dernière fois le Zemanek-Münster Hôtel des ventes et avait le numéro de lot 240.
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Littérature comparée
Ezra, Kate, Art of the Dogon, New York 1988, p. 52