Old statuette - Dogon - Mali

Dogon statue - Wood - Mali - 57 cm.

Old statuette showing a figure standing with arms missing.
In the manner of the Tellem one can imagine that the frieze above the head could represent arms raised.
This gesture is interpreted as the begging for forgiveness or the call for rain.
Hermaphrodite figure, a mark of the Nommo's identity, in a praying posture.
Object made from wood worn by time.
Missing on the back of the circular stand on which the subject sits.
The patina is dark and grainy.
Private collection.