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Dogon-Figur / Mali

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Item Details

Description

6
Figur
Dogon, Mali
Gesockelt / with custom base
Holz. H 27 cm.

Provenienz:
- vermutl. Maria Wyss, Basel.

- Hannah Salathé (1926-2012), Basel.- Schweizer Nachlass Basel.

Die Dogon verehrten verschiedene Altarfiguren, von denen die meisten den Ahnen - wirklichen und mythischen - geweiht waren.

Diese Figuren galten als Bindeglied zwischen der sichtbaren und der unsichtbaren Welt, mittels dessen der Besitzer Kontakt zu den Geistwesen aufnehmen konnte.

Weiterführende Literatur:
Homberger, Lorenz (1995). Die Kunst der Dogon. Zürich: Museum Rietberg.

CHF 200 / 400
EUR 172 / 344

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