Ancestor
Dogon · Mali
Reference: EFM-86
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- Height
- 22 cm
- Material
- Wood and pigments.
Small figure of female ancestor greatly deteriorated by the xylophaphs and the passage of time. These figures are protective and venerated in family altars. He's lost…
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Full original description
Small figure of female ancestor greatly deteriorated by the xylophaphs and the passage of time. These figures are protective and venerated in family altars. He's lost much of his pigmentation.
Further technical information
- Width
- 5 cm
- Attributed period
- First third of the century XX
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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