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Lot 61

Dogon Standing Female Figure, Mali

13 November 2018, 11:00 EST
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US$100,000 - US$150,000

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Dogon Standing Female Figure, Mali

height 26 1/4in (66.7cm)

Provenance
Tristan Tzara, Paris, 1950s
Christophe Tzara, Paris, 1969
Sotheby's, London, July 8, 1969, Lot 164
Merton Simpson, New York
Philippe Guimiot, Brussels
Baudouin de Grunne, Brussels
Bernard de Grunne, Brussels
Private American Collection, acquired from the above in 1997

Published
Guimiot, Philippe, and Lucien Van de Velde, Oerkunsten van Zwart Afrika / Arts Premiers d'Afrique Noire. Brussels: Credit Communal de Belgique, 1977, p. 27
Guimiot, Philippe, Regards sur une Collection, Brussels, 1995, plate 3

Exhibited
Credit Communal de Belgique, Oerkunsten van zwart Africa/Arts Premiers d'Afrique Noire, Brussels, 1977, March 5 - April 17, 1977

Despite the ancient losses, the present sculpture displays the asymmetrical composition and naturalism frequently observed in Dogon art. Additionally, the sculpture suggests the tender yet protective functionality of women in Dogon society. Standing upright with an elongated torso with incised geometric designs around the projecting navel, she wears a raised necklace that rests on her chest, the cylindrical neck supports the domed head with incised coiffure and central ridged crest which leads down to an arrow shaped nose above diminutive protruding lips, the eyes simply defined by lightly incised ovals; the dark brown, encrusted surface with ancient erosion throughout.

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