Two Dogon sculptures (Mali), around 1930. Left: Cast bronze (patinated), the turtle with an unusually long head and tail, the man holds a kind of hoe with both hands, length 20 cm. Right: brass (brass, patinated), three circumferential wavy lines on the armor, the Man holding a gun or mortar, height 16 cm. The distinctive bald head with goatee is typical in both depictions. [hint: this is an automatic translation from German]   |   Category: folk arts   |   Material: Metall   |   Country of origin: Kidal, Mali | Similar pieces