Lot: 111

90.I Tribal Art ainsi que 90.II Contemporary Native American Art

Figure féminine debout

Mali, Dogon

Provenance Taille Prix d’appel / Prix d'Estimation
Adrian Schlag, Brussels, Belgium H: 57 cm Cet objet n’est plus disponible.

wood, base

Figures of this type are called "dege dal nda", "sculptures of the terrace" and were stored in the house of the "hogon". They are taken out of storage for the funerals of rich men and dressed and displayed on the roof top terrace of the deceased.


Ezra, Kate, Art of the Dogon, New York 1988, p. 53