Primordial Couple
Dogon · Mali
Reference: BRN-116
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- Material
- Bronze, lost wax
Normally the primordial couple appears sitting, in this case standing. The man's gesture of passing his arm through the woman's back to almost touching her breast…
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Full original description
Normally the primordial couple appears sitting, in this case standing. The man's gesture of passing his arm through the woman's back to almost touching her breast is a typical gesture of the primordial couple. Man appears with quite developed breasts, vestige of the hermaphroditism of the first eight nomos. His navel is over-developed, something common in Africa. They both cover their sex with their hands. They are protective figurines that were introduced into the holes of Bandiagara's fault in the manner of exvotes. Old greenish and brown patina.
Further technical information
- Attributed period
- First third of the century XX or older
Details transcribed from the original catalogue; they are not a recent physical inspection.
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Mali. The country associated with the catalog is shown, not the current location of the piece.
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