"Statuette Figuring A Bird - Dogon Culture, Mali - First Half Of The 20th Century"
STATUTE showing a BIRD Kori bustard standing on the shell of a TURTLE. Both animals are looking skywards. The first has its plumage entirely incised in a chequered pattern, while the carapace of its mount is made up of a succession of concentric circles. Dogon culture, Mali
First half of the 20th century
Copper alloy
H. 37, L 12 cm
N°238
Reference : 4287
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