African Dogon Maternity Figure From Mali 26" Tall Was $325

Description

ITEM DESCRIPTION:
Dogon maternity figure
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN:
Mali
TRIBE:
Dogon
DIMENSIONS:
Approximately 26″ Tall x 5 1/2″ Wide x 6″ Deep
MATERIAL:
Wood
OVERALL CONDITION:
Good condition with scrapes, scratches and age cracks.
ADDITIONAL ITEM INFORMATION:
The maternity figure represents one of the ‘mother’ or original founding primordial beings who gave the Dogon birth, also referred to as Nummo. Often Dogon figures recreate the hermaphroditic mythology of their beliefs. Maternity figures depict the ideals of beauty, fertility, commonly used as shrine figures. They were often objects of petitions or prayers for fertility and successful births.
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