Ett terrakottahuvud - Dogon - Mali (Utan reservationspris)






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Dogon Terracotta Head, Bandiagara Region, Mali.
Terracotta; likely from the Niger Inland Delta or the Bandiagara Plateau, Mali. Probably 13th - 17th century. Incl stand.
This terracotta head belongs to the long tradition of ceramic sculptures from central Mali, whose stylistic and iconographic features are often associated with the cultural environment of the Dogon people and older population groups of the Niger Inland Delta. The face is turned sharply upwards, giving the head a contemplative, possibly ritual, orientation. Three rounded points form a star-like headdress, reminiscent of ceremonial hairstyles or abstract symbols of spiritual dignity.
The sculptural design follows a reduced yet expressive formal language: Circular perforated eye openings rhythmically structure the face and lend it a distinctive presence. The nose and mouth are sparsely modeled; The slightly open mouth enhances the impression of inner tension or cultic invocation. A beard-like framing of the chin and cheeks emphasizes the physiognomic features and may indicate age, ancestral status, or social authority. The perforated ears and the preserved base of the neck suggest that the figure was originally complete.
Clear chipping, erosion, and signs of use attest to great age and prolonged ritual or funerary use. The head embodies that characteristic combination of abstraction and spiritual intensity that makes the medieval terracotta figures of Mali so outstanding within the history of African art.
Literature (selection)
Jaenicke-Njoya archive CAB45966
Kate Ezra: Art of the Dogon. New York 1988.
Jean Laude: African Art of the Dogon. New York 1973.
Hélène Leloup: Dogon Statuary. Paris 1994.
Susan Vogel (ed.): Africa: The Art of a Continent. Munich/New York 1995.
Some of the information is generated by artificial intelligence and is based on published sources from the fields of ethnography, archaeology, and art history.
CAB45966
Säljarens berättelse
Dogon Terracotta Head, Bandiagara Region, Mali.
Terracotta; likely from the Niger Inland Delta or the Bandiagara Plateau, Mali. Probably 13th - 17th century. Incl stand.
This terracotta head belongs to the long tradition of ceramic sculptures from central Mali, whose stylistic and iconographic features are often associated with the cultural environment of the Dogon people and older population groups of the Niger Inland Delta. The face is turned sharply upwards, giving the head a contemplative, possibly ritual, orientation. Three rounded points form a star-like headdress, reminiscent of ceremonial hairstyles or abstract symbols of spiritual dignity.
The sculptural design follows a reduced yet expressive formal language: Circular perforated eye openings rhythmically structure the face and lend it a distinctive presence. The nose and mouth are sparsely modeled; The slightly open mouth enhances the impression of inner tension or cultic invocation. A beard-like framing of the chin and cheeks emphasizes the physiognomic features and may indicate age, ancestral status, or social authority. The perforated ears and the preserved base of the neck suggest that the figure was originally complete.
Clear chipping, erosion, and signs of use attest to great age and prolonged ritual or funerary use. The head embodies that characteristic combination of abstraction and spiritual intensity that makes the medieval terracotta figures of Mali so outstanding within the history of African art.
Literature (selection)
Jaenicke-Njoya archive CAB45966
Kate Ezra: Art of the Dogon. New York 1988.
Jean Laude: African Art of the Dogon. New York 1973.
Hélène Leloup: Dogon Statuary. Paris 1994.
Susan Vogel (ed.): Africa: The Art of a Continent. Munich/New York 1995.
Some of the information is generated by artificial intelligence and is based on published sources from the fields of ethnography, archaeology, and art history.
CAB45966
Säljarens berättelse
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Rechtliche Informationen des Verkäufers
- Unternehmen:
- Jaenicke Njoya GmbH
- Repräsentant:
- Wolfgang Jaenicke
- Adresse:
- Jaenicke Njoya GmbH
Klausenerplatz 7
14059 Berlin
GERMANY - Telefonnummer:
- +493033951033
- Email:
- w.jaenicke@jaenicke-njoya.com
- USt-IdNr.:
- DE241193499
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