DOGON FIGURE 37, MALI

DOGON, FIGURE 37, 13", $200, SOLD, Mali

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.