Description: Female figure, carved body reduced to angular forms with elongated torso, helmet-like head with c-shaped ears, conical eyes and prominent t-shape nose. Light brown patina with areas of blackened crusty layers. Vertical lip ornament lost from chin. Hairline age crack on left side of head and neck. Attached to custom base. Dege dal nda or “sculpture of the terrace” would have been displayed at a funeral to adorn the terrace of deceased male, or may have belonged to an altar for women who had died during childbirth. cf. Ezra, K., Art of the Dogon: Selections from the Lester Wundermann collection, 1988, p. 52. Mali, Size: 11-1/2”H. (29.2cm). Provenance: Private NJ. collection; by descent to family, originally acquired in the 1940’s-1960’s from Pierre Vérité, Galerie Carefour, Paris. Ex Arte Primitivo. Piece Comes with Certificate from Arte Primitivo.
Price: 1100 USD
Location: New York, New York
End Time: 2024-01-11T03:46:49.000Z
Shipping Cost: 45 USD
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