DOGON STATUE, MALI Wood H. 51 cm Provenance... - Lot 167 - Giquello

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DOGON STATUE, MALI Wood H. 51 cm Provenance... - Lot 167 - Giquello
DOGON STATUE, MALI Wood H. 51 cm Provenance : - Arthur S. Rothenberg, New York - Sotheby's, New York, January 20, 1982, lot 56 - Sotheby's, New York, November 15, 2002, lot 4 - John Dintenfass, New York - Galerie Flak, Paris - Private collection, Paris Dogon statue of a standing female figure carrying a conical vessel on her head. The face with its fine features is part of an ovoid head with a protruding chin. From the long cylindrical bust appear a pair of tapered breasts and long threadlike arms. The shorter right arm holds the container in place, while the other rests along the body. The sculpture is supported by a pair of bent legs on a circular base. A thick patina of use covers the whole object.
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