| Female Standing & Cooking, Dogon Sculpture |
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Large Dogon (Mali) female wooden sculpture. measures approx 40" tall about 12" round. Produced in the second half of the 20th century, sculpture is in excellent condition with a smooth, rich brown patina, shows a woman (ancestor) cooking or grinding above a large bowl.-------------- The 400,000 Dogon live 180 miles south of Timbuktu on the cliffs of Bandiagara, which dominate the plains for over 150 miles. They speak approximately 120 dialects, many of which are not mutually comprehensible. At first hunters, now on their small fields they cultivate millet, sorghum, wheat, and onion. The millet is stored in high quadrangular granaries around which they build their houses. Because of the difficult approach to these regions and the aridity of the climate, the Dogon have been isolated and hence were able to conserve their ancient religious habits and ways of making the necessary implements, their carvings. ---------------------The art of the Dogon peoples was very unique due to their advanced knowledge of certain things such as farming and weaponry. The figures represent their lives. This is what makes them so unique; they had the ability to design things that were so closely related to their lives and could use them in their sculptures. Artists from other parts of the world have depicted ordinary people doing everyday things to relate the art piece to real life. The sculpture shows the tasks that women do everyday and should be honored for. The Dogon people held their women in high esteem and this sculpture shows a connection to feminism. The seemingly menial tasks of the women were appreciated and that respect was portrayed through the sculptures. The Dogon peoples’ art reflects not only their religious beliefs and everyday life but also their knowledge and craftsmanship to be able to design sculptures. ------------------Further readings: Griaule, M. Les Symboles des arts Africanins. 1951. Guggenheim, H. Dogon Art. 1974.Roy, C. The Dogon of Mali and Upper Volta. 1983.------------------further descrition or additional phots available on request.
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