Standing female figure with child

Description

wood, thick encrusted black sacrificial and soot patina, overlong upper part of the body, forearms and hands create a step-like form, breasts and navel accentuated, carrying a child on her back, rising from integral base, slightly dam., patina chipped off in some places, base;
images of women with children abound in Dogon art, not surprising for a society in which children are a woman’s dominant concern.