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STATUE, DOGON, MALI |
Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 EUR
bidding is closed
Description
- haut. 38 cm ; 15 in
Statue, Dogon, Mali
Catalogue Note
Cette statue est un rare témoin du style bombou-toro né au XVe siècle et « dont certaines oeuvres comptent parmi les plus connues et les plus appréciées de l’art Dogon » (Leloup, Statuaire Dogon, 1994, pp. 165-166). L'iconographie de cette sculpture, assise sur un haut tabouret, est très rare au sein de ce corpus. Alternant avec élégance les volumes cylindriques, courbes précises - comme la gracieuse cambrure du dos - et les angles droits, cette statue impose une construction en plans géométriques qui fait écho à la signification mythologique prêtée au siège. Composée de deux disques symbolisant respectivement la terre et le ciel (idem, 1994, n° 74), sur lequel la femme est fermement assise, la statue réunit différents éléments constitutifs du monde dans une construction plastique vive et équilibrée. Ainsi cette oeuvre, qui s'apparente étroitement à une sculpture conservée au Metropolitan Museum of New York (n° inv. 1978.412.478), démontre tant sa profondeur esthétique que son importance symbolique en mariant l’humain au cosmos.
This statue is a rare exemplar of the Bombou-Toro style, which appeared in the fifteenth century, "certain pieces of which are among the best known and most appreciated within Dogon art" (Leloup, Statuaire Dogon, 1994, p. 165-166). The iconography of this sculpture, sitting on a high stool, is very rare in this corpus.
Gracefully alternating cylindrical volumes, precise curves - such as the flowing arch of the back - with right angles, this statue establishes its construction in geometric planes that echo the mythological significance of the seat. Composed of two discs symbolizing the earth and the sky respectively (ibid, 1994, No.74), upon which the woman is firmly seated, the statue brings together different constitutive elements of the world in a lively yet balanced aesthetic construction. In this respect, this piece, which is closely related to a sculpture kept at the Metropolitan Museum of New York (No. 1978.412.478), displays both its aesthetic depth and its symbolic importance as it combines the human and the cosmos.
This statue is a rare exemplar of the Bombou-Toro style, which appeared in the fifteenth century, "certain pieces of which are among the best known and most appreciated within Dogon art" (Leloup, Statuaire Dogon, 1994, p. 165-166). The iconography of this sculpture, sitting on a high stool, is very rare in this corpus.
Gracefully alternating cylindrical volumes, precise curves - such as the flowing arch of the back - with right angles, this statue establishes its construction in geometric planes that echo the mythological significance of the seat. Composed of two discs symbolizing the earth and the sky respectively (ibid, 1994, No.74), upon which the woman is firmly seated, the statue brings together different constitutive elements of the world in a lively yet balanced aesthetic construction. In this respect, this piece, which is closely related to a sculpture kept at the Metropolitan Museum of New York (No. 1978.412.478), displays both its aesthetic depth and its symbolic importance as it combines the human and the cosmos.