Photographs © Tim Hamill
DOGON
Figure 39
13.25"
$600
This Dogon figure has been vetted as being authentic with signs of use and age.
Usually representing spirits, ancestors or the primordial couple, figures such as these were placed in shrines and treated with great respect. Through a wide range of style, scale, belief and function the figures depicted share a timeless, serene quality necessary to the continuity of Dogon society.
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