Left: Cast bronze (patinated) of the Dogon, length 14.5 cm. The armor is decorated with 24 spiral discs. The sitting woman with a wreath of hair is almost naked and is pounding grains in a bowl with a long mortar. Right: cast brass (patinated), length 15.5 cm. The man with the typical goatee is also naked except for the rings on his arms and neck, crouches on the tank in a very similar manner and holds a comparatively small mortar in his right hand. [hint: this is an automatic translation from German]   |   Category: folk arts   |   Material: Metall   |   Country of origin: Kidal, Mali | Similar pieces