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Dogon bronze ointment box - Mali - African Art Tribal
Dogon bronze ointment box - Mali - African Art Tribal
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  • Title:Dogon bronze ointment box - Mali - African Art Tribal Art
  • Description:This African tribal object was probably designed to preserve active medicinal preparations prepared from the advice of elders who had been introduced to the science of trees or " jiridon ". On the lid is an effigy of the mythical ancestor Nommos , genius associated with the creation of the world, guarantor of health and fertility. The latter is supposed to activate the healing power of the active ingredients. The walls are decorated with allegorical decorative motifs, such as wave friezes and spiral patterns. Supported by four zoomorphic feet, the object is endowed with horse heads at one end, riders and their mounts, symbols of power and wealth since rare, constituting a recurring theme in African art, especially in Mali. The Dogons are a people renowned for their cosmogony, esotericism, myths and legends. Their population is estimated at about 300,000 souls living southwest of the Niger Loop in the Mopti region of Mali (Bandiagara, Koro, Banka), near Douentza and part of northern Burkina (northwest of Ouahigouya). Villages are often perched atop the scree at the edge of the hills, according to a unique architecture. The history of migration and the facilities of the Dogon (about ten main groups, fifteen different languages), relates to several hypotheses. According to some historians, the Dogons fled from an area west of their present location as a result of an assault. Dogon blacksmiths, forming an endogamous caste called irim, now produce weapons, tools, and also work wood. They are also supposed to treat burns (Huib Blom).
  • Item category: Pot, ointment, box
  • Date/Period: Second half 20th century
  • Origin: Mali
  • Material: Bronze
  • Size: 7.48 Inch
  • Weight: 3.56 Pounds
  • Additional Info: Stand not included.



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    Dogon bronze ointment box - Mali - African Art Tribal

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