Genius of Nature

Dogon · Mali

Reference: -28

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Height
39 cm
Material
Bronze

Curious and strange, it is the tip of a genius of nature prewsted in the form of a kneeling figure of torso elongated and long arms…

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Curious and strange, it is the tip of a genius of nature prewsted in the form of a kneeling figure of torso elongated and long arms with his hands resting on the knees of very short legs with respect to the rest of the body. Torso and arms are covered in small cracks as if they were pierced. The neck is decorated with a pretty thick necklace on which hangs a small pendant. The face, anthropomorphic with features of goat or goat appearance with anthropomorphic traits. From the chin falls a goatee beard. An enormously wide mouth and nose that does not correspond to a human being or any animal, is due to the fantasy of the artist. The hair is formed by what looks like two small semi-wrapped snakes, possibly an allusion to Lebé. The artist has presented the genius in an attitude of meditation and expression of sweetness within his ugliness. The patina formed by rust is brown, as if it were an iron piece, which is curious because it is a bronze figure.

Further technical information
Width
9 cm
Attributed period
Mid-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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