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Lot 13 D α

An exceptional Dogon Panel of a sacred ark "Aduno Koro"

Auction 1263 - overview Brussels
26.02.2025, 14:00 - Art of Africa, The Pacific and the Americas
Estimate: 12.000 € - 15.000 €
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An exceptional Dogon Panel of a sacred ark "Aduno Koro"
Mali

130 cm l, 41 cm h

This ancient ritual Dogon panel, with a deep dark patina and significant deposits, comes from the the central North of Mali. The large panel was most likely a part of a container called an Aduno Koro (ark of the world)
A central lizard or crocodile figure is flanked on boh sides by "Nommo" figures, representations of the earliest Dogon people. The human figures are androgynous, in accordance with the Dogon myth that ancestors are immortal given their ability to self-reproduce.

Provenance

Boris Konietzko (1935-2020), Hamburg, Germany
Pierre Dartevelle (1940-2022), Brussels, Belgium
Philip Ratton, Paris

Literature

Bedaux (Jan Baptist), "Art of the Dogon. A private collection of Dogon Material culture", Brussels: Bedaux Art Editions, 2012: #74

Exhibitions

Exhibited and published in the catalog "Dogon", Paris: Galerie Ratton-Hourdé, 2005:72-73