Ointment chest
Dogon · Mali
Reference: RCPT-38
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- Material
- African Bronze
Box used to contain medicinal ointments or ingredines or intended for ritual sacrifices. A primordial couple decorates the sides and snakes. For Dogon the serpent symbolizes…
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Full original description
Box used to contain medicinal ointments or ingredines or intended for ritual sacrifices. A primordial couple decorates the sides and snakes. For Dogon the serpent symbolizes the cult of the serpent Bida, tutelary genius from culture soninkéfounders of the kingdom of Ghana in the century IV. Plus the god Lebe visit to HOregon every night in the form of a serpent, for Lebe, the seventh Nommo, at death was transformed into a serpent. On the cover there is a character that represents the thinker , certainly another nommo. Red patina.
Further technical information
- Attributed period
- Mid-century XX or earlier.
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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