Vintage, Burkina Faso, Dogon, Cast Bronze Warrior Riding Cat 61/2”H x 5 1/2”W for Sale

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Vintage, Burkina Faso, Dogon, Cast Bronze Warrior Riding Cat 61/2”H x 5 1/2”W For Sale

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Vintage, Burkina Faso, Dogon, Cast Bronze Warrior Riding Cat 61/2”H x 5 1/2”W:
$100.00

Old, African cast bronze sculpture, 6 1/2”H & 5” 1/2 W, from the Dogon in Burkina Faso. The piece is beautifully made, with details such as the horses bridle, and the rider’s water container. This piece is a rider on a cat/tiger/lion. Bronze has a nice patina showing signs of use and age.
Figures depicting horse 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 horse and its rider 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), were used for rituals and personal issues, and may have been buried with the owners.
*I’m posting this on behalf of my Mother, who is an African art collector.
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