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authentic, antique and ritual Dogon stool
presence of the snake motif specific to Dogon cosmogony
wear from use, corollary attacked by wood-boring insects; exceptional patina
presumed antiquity: early / mid-XXth century
note: the regular holes at the edge and below the seat: there must have been pendants, now gone.
weight 610 g
approximate footprint: 23.5 x 20.5 x 17 cm
(it is heavy and solid, perfectly functional)

authentique, ancien et rituel tabouret Dogon
présence du motif en serpent propre à la cosmogonie Dogon
usure d'usage, attaqué en corollaire par insectes xylophages  ; patine exceptionnelle
ancienneté présumée: début / mi-XX°
à noter: les trous réguliers en lisière et contrebas de l'assise: il devait y avoir des pendeloques, aujourd'hui disparues.
poids 610 g
emprise approximative: 23,5 x 20,5 x 17 cm
(il est lourd et solide, parfaitement fonctionnel)

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Africa -   - 1930-1940

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Authentic Dogon ritual wooden stool from Africa, dating to ca. 1930–1940, with the serpent motif from the Dogon cosmogony, heavily used with major cracks and losses, dimensions about 23.5 x 20.5 x 17 cm and weight 610 g.

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Authentic Dogon ritual wooden stool from Africa, dating to ca. 1930–1940, with the serpent motif from the Dogon cosmogony, heavily used with major cracks and losses, dimensions about 23.5 x 20.5 x 17 cm and weight 610 g.

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