Dogon Female Figure, Mali
height 24 1/2in (62cm)
standing on a fragmentary circular base with knees slightly bent and full buttocks supporting an elongated torso with herniated naval and pointed breasts with incised geometric decorations; the broad shoulders leading to elongated arms, the left reaching to the top of the head and holding a pot, the cylindrical neck supporting an ovoid head with demilune ears framing the face with diminutive eyes, arrow-shaped nose, open mouth and decorated with incised geometric designs; encrusted dark brown patina.
Provenance:
Mort Lipkin, New York
Private Collection, New Jersey
standing on a fragmentary circular base with knees slightly bent and full buttocks supporting an elongated torso with herniated naval and pointed breasts with incised geometric decorations; the broad shoulders leading to elongated arms, the left reaching to the top of the head and holding a pot, the cylindrical neck supporting an ovoid head with demilune ears framing the face with diminutive eyes, arrow-shaped nose, open mouth and decorated with incised geometric designs; encrusted dark brown patina.
Provenance:
Mort Lipkin, New York
Private Collection, New Jersey
Sold for
US$ 1,220
inc. premium
Category: Ethnographic Art / African, Oceanic and Pre-Columbian Art
Auction terms and conditions
