Lot 82
  • 82

Bague-pendentif, Dogon, Mali

Estimate
2,500 - 3,000 EUR
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Description

  • Dogon
  • Bague-pendentif
  • haut. 8 cm
  • 3 1/4 in
de hogon, en laiton, le large anneau surmonté d'un cavalier. Très belle dynamique de la sculpture, le cavalier à la pose hiératique - un bouclier sous le bras gauche et une arme dans la main droite - strictement perpendiculaire au corps étiré de sa monture, richement harnachée. Belle qualité de la fonte.  

Provenance

Ancienne collection Jean-Pierre Jernander, Bruxelles

Condition

Excellent condition overall. Wear consistent with age and use within the culture. For any further information, please contact the African and Oceanic Art department : kristen.lefevre@sothebys.com, + 33 1 53 05 53 39
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Catalogue Note

Reproduite dans :
Bastin, Introduction aux arts d'Afrique noire, 1984 : 69, n° 42 ;
Utotombo, Kunst uit Zwart-Afrika in Belgisch privé-bezit, 1988 : 121, n° 6