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African Art Dogon Tellem Figures

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A Dogon Figure: Figur Dogon / Tellem, Mali Mit Sockel / with base Holz. H 33 cm. Provenienz: - lt. mündl. Bestätigung: Galerie Walu, Basel (vor 1968). - Jeff Sommer und Sabine Sommer-Merian (1938-2022). CHF

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19th C. African Dogon Stone Seated Ancestor Figure: West Africa, Mali or Burkina Faso, Dogon culture, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A hand-carved ancestor or Tellem figure made from a warm red-brown sandstone in a stylized crouching position. The

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Old Dogon Female Staff Top figure , African Art: This is a very rare old wood sculpture from the Dogon peoples of Mali, West Africa. Carved from a hard dense wood, this image of a highly stylized female ancestral effigy, and appears to be a staff to

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African Carved Wood Female Figure: Property from the Estate of David Rapkin Description: African Carved Wood Female Figure, probably Dogon, Mali, carved wood female figure, with associated base. Provenance: Exhibited "Afri

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A Pair of Dogon Figures, "andoungo": Figurenpaar, "andoungo" Dogon, Tomo Ka, Mali, Seno-Gondo-Ebene Mit Sockel / with base Holz. H 30 - 31 cm. Provenienz: - Jean Herment (1927-1974), Metz (1960er-Jahre in situ erworben). - Galerie Numaga

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A Dogon Figure: Figur Dogon, Mali Mit Sockel / with base Holz. H 52 cm. Provenienz: - Galerie Künzi, Gottfried Künzi (1920-1979), Solothurn. - Martin Gross (1922-2017), Biel (erworben am 02.09.1968). Anthropomorphe

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A Dogon Figure, "bras levées": Figur mit erhobenen Armen, "bras levées" Dogon, Mali Mit Sockel / with base Holz. H 36,5 cm. Provenienz: - lt. H. und M. Zimmer: Galerie Maria Wyss, Basel. (1960er Jahre). - Helmut (1931-2021) un

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A Dogon Figure: Figur Dogon, Mali Mit Sockel / with base Holz. H 32,5 cm. Provenienz: - Cannes Enchères, 10.03.2020, Lot 74. - Schweizer Privatsammlung, La Chaux-de-Fonds. Anthropomorphe Figuren standen auf Altären

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A Dogon Figure: Figur Dogon (?), Mali Ohne Sockel / without base Holz. H 31,5 cm. Provenienz: Johann Rudolf Geigy (1902-1995), Basel. Sammlungs-Inventarnummer "GE 21" unter der Sitzfläche. Die Dogon verehrten Al

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A Dogon Figure: Figur Dogon, Mali Mit Sockel / with base Holz. H 30 cm. Provenienz: - Galerie Walu, Zürich. - Schweizer Privatsammlung, Zürich. Die Dogon stellten männliche sowie weibliche Figuren auf unterschiedl

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Bronze Dogon Pirogue - Mali- African Art Tribal Art: Title: Bronze Dogon Pirogue - Mali- African Art Tribal Art Date/Period: Second half 20th century Origin: Mali Dimension: 16,14 Inch Weight: 2,87 Pounds Materials: Bronze Item Type: Figure, statue, boa

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A four tellem figure carving, nice encrustation and old wood. 16" H x 8" W Provenance: Ex collection, Columbian University professor

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Intact

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African Art Dogon Tellem Figures

Name: African Art Dogon Tellem Figures
SKU: 147126165
Price: 150 USD
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