Dogon Lidded Vessel. Warrior On Horseback. 34” Tall. Carved Wood. for Sale

Dogon Lidded Vessel. Warrior On Horseback. 34” Tall. Carved Wood. For Sale

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Dogon Lidded Vessel. Warrior On Horseback. 34” Tall. Carved Wood.:
$328.00

Dogon

Lidded Vessel for Hogon Investment Ceremony

with N'duleri'

Rider on Horseback.

Dogon People

Mali, West Africa

20th century

Carved Wood

34” tall x 10” diameter

Collected by naturalist and philanthropist, Eli Weiss in the 1980’s.

Beautifully Lidded medicine box.

Lid adorned with Warrior sitting in power on horseback - an effort to link earth and heavens.

dark patina wood with deep blue pigments.

Impressive size.

Beautiful Carving.

Condition as shown. Some splitting in the wood. Sits with slight wobble. lid fits nicely.

Similar piece In collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art described as follows :

“ In Dogon culture, the horse was understood metaphysically as the vehicle that carried humanity to and from the heavens. Riders are portrayed on sloping equine backs that raise them closer to the sky. The idea of a celestial journey that spans the physical and the immaterial is echoed in the expansive negative space framed by the horse’s body and legs.”

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