Standing at an altar, this figure appeals to ancestors to remember the plight of humans. His beard indicates that he has earned respected elder status; his body is composed of geometric shapes from Dogon cosmology.
Wood
15 9/16 x 2 15/16 x 1 5/16 in. (39.5 x 7.4 x 3.4 cm)
Eugene Fuller Memorial Collection
67.53
Now on view at the
Seattle Art Museum
Seattle Art Museum respectfully acknowledges that we are on Indigenous land, the traditional territories of the Coast Salish people. We honor our ongoing connection to these communities past, present, and future.
