Information
h 38,2 cm
Androgynous figure,.
Hardwood covered with a mixture of sacrificial substances that give the sculpture its dark colour.
The body seems to be the representation of a Nommo, one of the first spirits of the waters, divine beings who possess both male and female sexual characteristics.They were considered to be the ancestors of the human race by the Dogon people, because they were the bearers of life on earth.
Androgynous figure,.
Hardwood covered with a mixture of sacrificial substances that give the sculpture its dark colour.
The body seems to be the representation of a Nommo, one of the first spirits of the waters, divine beings who possess both male and female sexual characteristics.They were considered to be the ancestors of the human race by the Dogon people, because they were the bearers of life on earth.
Provenance
Han Coray antique collection (inv. HC 3) (*) Life of Han Coray on page……..;
Galleria Peter Kohler, Ascona (1961);
Collection of Walter Schwab, Bern (inv. WS 25)
Galleria Peter Kohler, Ascona (1961);
Collection of Walter Schwab, Bern (inv. WS 25)
Literature
MORIGI PAOLO "Meisterwerke altafrikanischer Kultur aus der Sammlung Casa Coray" Agnuzzo-Lugano 1968, fig. 1 (Tellem di 40 cm) (20);
Specialist Notes
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