Primordial Couple
Dogon · Mali
Reference: PAR-22
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- Height
- 44 cm
- Material
- Wood and pigments.
Dogon couple sitting on a stool of cariatids represented by nommos. Numerous scarifications on the face and body. The woman is presented with a small beard…
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Full original description
Dogon couple sitting on a stool of cariatids represented by nommos. Numerous scarifications on the face and body. The woman is presented with a small beard as a sign of respect. The man, in the classical position of the dogon couples, casts his right arm toward the right breast of the woman. He smokes the pipe as a sign of notability.
Further technical information
- Width
- 16 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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