Date : between the XVIth and the XIXth century
Material : Wood
Acquisition : Gift of Lester Wunderman (1977)
Dogon
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Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas
Sculpture (Groupe)
Vitrine : 6 (Ref. 0110)
Area related
Mali
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This couple exemplifies some of the basic functions of men and women in Dogon society. The complementary and independence of their roles is suggested by the identical columnar forms that define the two figures and by the horizontal elements that connect them.
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