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A large Dogon maternity of unknown origin,based on a circular plinth, , the seated on a stool, holding two children in it´s hands, the arms carved close to the body, the breasts protruding, metal piercings at nose and ears, the head with a flaring coiffure; encrusted, traces of sacrifications, partly weathered surface, a fine, archaic exemplar of mother/child sculpture probably from the Hombori region, but unconfirmed.
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Height: 97 cm
Weight: 6,30 kg |
photo: tribalartforum.com/ identification no. |
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