Standing miniature figure
Mali, Dogon
Vendu
1 500 €
Provenance
Ludwig Bretschneider, Munich, GermanyTaille
H: 10,5 cm
H: 4.1 inch
Description
wood, partly shiny brown patina, remains of pigments, characteristic features: form and posture of the body, c-shaped ears and arrow-shaped nose, min. dam., fine cracks, slight traces of abrasion, base;
presumbly once owned by a medicine man who used to keep a variety of such small figures in a special bag.