Male figure "dege" · Mali, Dogon/Tellem · ID: 3041411
Roy Stacy, Washington D.C., USA (1975)
Description
wood, rich brown patina, with remains of black paint, helmet-shaped head with beard and prominent facial features, v-shaped ornament on the back, fragmentary (both legs missing), minor missing parts (mouth, beard), base;
the Dogon placed male and female figures on altars, which mostly were dedicated to ancestors, either of real or of mythical origin. The figurative sculpture is called “dege” and was used to be poured with ritual liquids. Such sacrificial materials were looked upon as vehicles for “nyama”, the vital force that determines a persons mental and physical well-being and allows a person to live at all.
L’objet Male figure “dege” avec l’ID d’objet 3041411 a fait partie de la dernière vente aux enchères 84th Tribal Art Auction dans 5 novembre 2016 le Zemanek-Münster Hôtel des ventes. L’objet portant le numéro de lot 145 a atteint un prix de vente de 2 000 €.
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