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Description: | This wooden figure has been dated to c.1780, and is of an elongated, geometric form standing on a wooden base. The style of carving reflects Dogon ideals of figural proportion and aesthetic representation. The facial features include an arrow-shaped nose and defined button-shaped eyes. The right arm has been broken, as have the right hand and the toes. The hands originally would have sat under the protruding stomach. Scarification patterning is visible on the breasts, stomach, neck, and above the ankles. The hair is styled in a braided or plaited effect. There are seven bracelets on the left arm and what appears to be ankle chains on both legs. The relatively clean surface indicates no sacrificial patina. Description Source: Helen Coleman | Subjects: | female sculpture in the round human figurine female figure figurine | Source: | Vads | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=379... | Go to resource |
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