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Maître Frédéric FARBOS ARIEGE ENCHERES
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DOGON, Bombou Toro style, South Falaise, Mali.
See original version (French)
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DOGON, Bombou Toro style, South Falaise, Mali.
See original version (French)
Estimate €400 - €600
Voluntary lot
Description
DOGON, Bombou Toro style, South Falaise, Mali.
Hardwood, patina showing a slight ritual crust.
Hardwood ancestor statue depicting a standing figure with breasts and a beard. This hermaphrodite statue, common among the Dogon, questions the separation of the sexes through its sexual ambivalence.
H. 44 cm.
Literature: "Statuaire Dogon", Hélène Leloup, published by Amez
Provenance Collection of Bernard Chayla, a patient and demanding collector with a passion for objects that convey memory.
Expert Mr Christian-Hervé NJIENSI 06 31 90 99 95 .
See original version (French)
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