Maternity
Dogon · Mali
Reference: MTR-7
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- Height
- 41 cm
- Material
- Wood
Woman carrying a typically African container over her head. The left arm, bent at chest height, holds a bag. On the back, he's got a kid…
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Full original description
Woman carrying a typically African container over her head. The left arm, bent at chest height, holds a bag. On the back, he's got a kid stuck in some kind of conical bowl. The woman is dressed in a camisole and a skirt up to her ankles. The ears carry holes in the top and bottom to possibly carry some slope. The figure is quite deteriorated by the effects of time. There is a fissure under the left eye and the right arm is very deteriorated. There is also a missing piece of the container on your head. Put it on monoblock.
Further technical information
- Attributed period
- Century XIX
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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