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Description : Important Dogon Figure Mali H: 44.5 cm (approx. 1’ 6”) Estimated age: 19th century or earlier Published and exhibited: Museo Civici, Como, “Mali – Crocevia di culture” 2000, cover Compare: Sotheby’s “African, Oceanic, and Pre-Columbian Art”, including property from the Bareiss, Bohlen, and Dinhofer Collections, New York, May 16, 2008 Provenance: Formerly part of an Italian collection, Formerly part of a French collection, Austrian private collection The Dogon are best known for their religious traditions, mask dances, wooden sculptures, and architecture. Besides masks and other sculpted devices, Dogon art primarily consists of sculptures and revolves around religious values, ideals, and freedoms. Probably made as a protection figure of a clan, which would explain the nine heads and one body. Heads standing on a round plate, holding a bowl on the top. Most likely representing the earth and the sky. Faces carved in typical Dogon style, two of them slightly damaged. A female figure with big breasts, which are an extension of the arms, strong geometrical shoulders, and scarifications. A great, rare Dogon sculpture with a powerful presence. Old patina.
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