Dogon

 

Ancestor Figures 
15"
Ca 19th Cent.
Ex Coll. L'Oiseau, France
 
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This incredibly aged stool like object has tremendous presence.  With four soulful ancestor figures well defined in the iron hard wood the work is beautifully weathered.   According to the letter below, the object was purchased from Chief Pouchoukou in French Sudan (Mali) in the 1940s.  Still according to the letter, the figure was exhibited in French, Spanish and other European museums over it's lifetime.   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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