Dogon demon ancestor in bronze (Mali)
Dogon bronze of horned ancestral woman (Mali)
The horned woman is one (among many) of the human forms imagined in the complex Dogon cosmogony. The piece that exists in Black Market is a lost-wax cast bronze figure 31 cm high in a seated position with very long arms; Her cow horns, her gazelle ears, and her leopard spots reveal a distant and mystical planetary origin. Probably made before 1950.
Height: 31.0 cm; Weight: 1.26 Kg
Material: Bronze |