Tribal Art

This statue of traditional African art, of the djennenké type, was generally made to order by a family and placed on the family altar Tiré Kabou. The African tribal statues of the Dogon can also be worshiped by the whole community when they commemorate, for example, the foundation of the village. These statues, sometimes embodying the nyama of the deceased, are placed on ancestor altars and take part in various rituals, including those of the sowing and harvesting periods. However, their functions remain little known. The figures with raised arms would symbolize a prayer to Amma to grant the rain essential to all life. It could also be a gesture of contrition following the violation of a ritual law that resulted in a drought.
Desiccated surface, slightly satiny golden beige patina.