Unidentified

Two Superimposed Female Figures

n.d.

Category
Culture
Dogon
Place Made
Mali: Southern Cliff
Materials
Wood
Measurements
47 3/8 x 4 7/8 x 5 1/2 in (120.3325 x 12.3825 x 13.97 cm)
Credit Line
Bequest of Victor K. Kiam
Accession #
77.249
Description

Sculpture depicting one female figure standing on top of another, whose head has been replaced by a construct of slender vertical elements sandwiched between two circular disks. Its bent legs rise from a platform, and its arms are also bent with its hands resting on its thighs. Both of the figures have protruding abdomens with pointed navels and full breasts. The top figure has a conical neck and an oval mouth. She also has an inverted T-shaped nose, an extended ears with multi-piercings, and an elaborate headdress with a single braid down the middle of her back.