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DOGON FEMALE SCULPTURE WITH 1/2 ERODED FACE AND BODY

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DOGON FEMALE SCULPTURE WITH 1/2 ERODED FACE AND BODY

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This is a very old wood sculpture of a seated female ancestor, Dogon Peoples, Mali , West Africa.Carved wood with a well weathered surface suggesting use over many years. The figure features a female seated with hands placed on her knees in a regal fashion, her face, and chest , arms have completely eroded away on one side suggesting the figure lay on a cave or village shrine for a very long time before she was found and saved. Sculptures such as this were traditionally placed on personal or village shrines and acted as a medium to the spirit world. The owner could call on the ancestor spirits for help with a number of maladies, including infertility. The figure itself measures 16 inches tall.

Condition

Heavily eroded and worn, fair

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DOGON FEMALE SCULPTURE WITH 1/2 ERODED FACE AND BODY

Name: DOGON FEMALE SCULPTURE WITH 1/2 ERODED FACE AND BODY
SKU: 69560544
Price: 60 USD
Availability: InStock

Estimate $300 - $500

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