Lot: 112

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

Figure féminine debout avec récipient

Mali, Dogon

Provenance Taille Prix d’appel / Prix d'Estimation
Maria Wyss, Basel, Switzerland H: 59 cm Cet objet n’est plus disponible.

wood, encrusted patina, insect causded damage, acrylic base

The bowl as a symbol for the traditional role of women, whose task is, to provide their man with food. Presumably carved in order of a man/widower who asks his ancestors for sending him a traditional woman.