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Description : wood, metal (corroded), the sculpture is covered by a thick encrusted sacrificial patina, base The iconography of the dog is linked with the historic Dogon migration. Jean Laude (1973, ill. 54) reports about a legend, according to which the wet paws of a dog led the Dogon to vital water points at the Bandiagara cliff. Only then was it possible for them to survive in the inhospitable area, to drive away the Tellem that lived there and to take possession of the area for themselves. Depictions of dogs commemorate this important event in Dogon history. AHDRC: 0147847 Continent: Africa
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Estimate (low-high) : 3000 EUR-6000 EUR It's free to register now to view!

About the lot N° 160
Title : Dog Sculpture Tou Wala Ganamba
Size : H: 32,5 cm, L: 57,5 cm, H: 12,8 inch, L: 22,6 inch
Provenance : collected in situ (1960) French Industrial Collection Pierre Dartevelle, Brussels, Belgium Zemanek-Münster, 11 November 2017, Lot 201 German Private Collection
Literature : Laude, Jean, African Art of the Dogon, New York 1973
Condition report : See description
Zemanek-Muenster, auctioneer, Würzburg, DE It's free to register now to view!
Sale title : 96. Auction - African & Oceanic Art
Sale date : 24 Apr 2021 It's free to register now to view!
Sale Reference : Live Sale

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