The Riders below have been sold. They are left here for
educational and reference purposes.
For UNSOLD Dogon Bronze Riders GO TO DOGON STYLE RIDERS PAGE
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Photographs © Tim Hamill
DOGON, HORSE and RIDERS, Mali
These unique equestrian figures, some cast of a bronze alloy and some forged of iron, express status, prestige and power. They would bring honor to the ancestors, the current leadership and the owner of the sculpture. Although rare, horsemen as icon have existed for 1000 years in Mali. Some depict a hogon, the supreme officeholder, a semi-divine leader of great wisdom, or even a mythological emissary from a distant land.
Numbers 15-17 are forged iron, the rest are cast bronze alloy.
RETURN TO ART OF DOGON EXHIBITION PAGE
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