Dogon Anthropomorphic Toguna Housepost, Mali

Samba Kamissoko, Bamako
Susan and Jerry Vogel, New York, acquired from the above, mid-1980s

World Financial Center Courtyard Gallery, New York, Lasting Foundations: The Art of Architecture in Africa (organized by the Museum for African Art, New York), September 30, 2005 - January 6, 2006; additional venues:
The Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History, Detroit, through December 15, 2006
Chicago Cultural Center Yates Gallery, Chicago, through April 15, 2007
California African American Museum, Los Angeles, May 17, 2007 - August 19, 2007
National Building Museum, Washington, D.C., October 6, 2007 - January 13, 2008

Good condition overall for an object of this type and age. Bottom eroded as seen in catalogue photographs. Marks, nicks, scratches, and abrasions consistent with age and use. Vertical age cracks throughout as seen in catalogue photograph. Mounted behind on metal post. Partially weathered surface with fine aged varied brown patina.
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