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Ancestral Figure with Caryatids
Ancestral Figure with Caryatids

Ancestral Figure with Caryatids

Dateca. 1800
Maker Dogon
Object number67.108
Provenance[René Rasmussen, Paris, France, 1955-1967]; [Merton D. Simpson Gallery, New York, New York]; sold to Richard Fuller (1897-1976), Seattle, Washington; gifted to Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, Washington, 1967
Published ReferencesLeloup, von Helene, Dogon, Musee du Quai Branly, France, ill. 41, pg. 357
Credit LineEugene Fuller Memorial Collection
Dimensions18 1/4 x 4 15/16 x 5 13/16 in. (46.3 x 12.6 x 14.7 cm)
MediumWood
Image Not Available for Female figure
Female figure
Dogon, Malian
1472-1529
Object number: 2018.18.3
Image Not Available for Ancestor figure
Ancestor figure
Dogon, Malian
Tellum period, before 1359 AD
Object number: 2018.18.6
Sitting Stick ("Dolaba")
Sitting Stick ("Dolaba")
Dogon
Object number: 81.17.48
Image Not Available for Mother and child
Mother and child
Dogon
ca. 1800
Object number: 67.92
Image Not Available for Ancestral figure
Ancestral figure
Melanesian
Object number: 81.17.1465
Image Not Available for Ancestral female figure seated on a chest
Ancestral female figure seated on a chest
Bembe
Object number: 81.17.892
Double Bowl
Double Bowl
Dogon
Object number: 81.17.47
Image Not Available for Door lock
Door lock
Dogon
Object number: 81.17.49
Image Not Available for Hairpin
Hairpin
Dogon
Object number: 81.17.51
Image Not Available for Hairpin
Hairpin
Dogon
Object number: 81.17.1973
Image Not Available for Black Monkey Mask (Dege)
Black Monkey Mask (Dege)
Dogon
Object number: 99.70
Ladder
Ladder
Dogon
20th Century
Object number: 2002.1