Lot 6
  • 6

A Dogon standing female figure

Estimate
12,000 - 18,000 USD
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Description

the fragmentary base beneath muscular legs tapering to the torso with pendant breasts and dramatically upraised arms framing the head with broad, worn features; '85' on the base; encrusted and slightly resinous patina overall.

Provenance

Galerie Kamer, New York, May 23, 1964

Exhibited

Milwaukee, Milwaukee Public Museum, Selections from the William W. Brill Colllection of African Art, May 5 - August 31, 1969 (for additional venues see bibliography, Milwaukee 1969)
Greenwich, Connecticut, The Bruce Museum, Three African Art Traditions: The Art of the Dogon, Fang and Songye, January 31 - April 18, 1999

Literature

Milwaukee 1969: 6, figure 1
The Bruce Museum 1999: 5 and 6, figure 6