Old Dogon Standing Female Figure Mali African 43" H on Custom Stand

Description

Superb from a private collection ,Old Dogon standing female figure on a custom wood stand with amazing detailed very geometric … more Superb from a private collection ,Old Dogon standing female figure on a custom wood stand with amazing detailed very geometric carving body . Very good condition despite the age

amazing in person .

This is a representation of a nommo used as a shrine piece.

measures : 43" h by 8.25" w by 6.25" D Stand 10"w by 8.25" D

Dogon art is not a single fixed style as has been often characterized in discussions of their sculpture, for the age of Dogon art extends to the past as early as the 12th century and continues to be created in the present with a number of sub-styles measured against the core of an identifiable Dogon art and style. The Dogon interchange stylistic elements with neighboring groups producing an interesting hybridism in some of their interesting sub-styles. This sculpture reflects an influence that neighboring groups can have on the well defined core of Dogon sculpture. less