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DOGON, FIGURE 35, 14.5", $100, SOLD
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.
Note: This piece, although carved by a Dogon carver in the traditional style, shows no signs of age or use and was probably made for sale.
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