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Vintage, Burkina Faso, Dogon, Cast Bronze Mother/Son, Old Patina 8 1/4”H For Sale
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Vintage, Burkina Faso, Dogon, Cast Bronze Mother/Son, Old Patina 8 1/4”H : $110.00
Old, African cast bronze sculpture, 8 1/4”H & 6”W, from the Dogon in Burkina Faso. The piece is exceptionally old. This is a Mother and Son riding a bull. Figures depicting bull/horses and riders reflect the prestige and power surrounding an animal that has been associated with royalty since the horses were introduced to Western Africa more than 1,000 years ago. The bull and its riders also occur in Dogon beliefs about the creation of the world. Bronze casting has a long history in Africa, going back to the 14th or 15th century, and culminating in the beautiful bronze wall plaques in Benin that record the images of the warriors that fought in the service of the Oba, King of Benin. I was told by an African friend that the bronze works I was recently able to buy, had various meanings for the individuals who owned them. Many would have been taken into the“society house” (similar to a meeting place, church, shrine) and used for rituals and personal issues.*I’m posting this on behalf of my mother, who is an African art collector. _gsrx_vers_851 (GS 7.0.17b2 (851))
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