Dogon Six-Figure Caryatid Altar, Mali

Gaston de Havenon, New York, by 1971
Marc and Denyse Ginzberg, New York, acquired from the above in 1974
Pace Primitive, New York, acquired from the above
Myron Kunin, Minneapolis, acquired from the above on March 12, 1998

Museum of African Art, Washington, D.C., The de Havenon Collection: African Art, May 30 - October 3, 1971

Warren M. Robbins, The de Havenon Collection, Washington, D.C., 1971, no. 19
Marc Ginzberg, The African Art Collection of Marc and Denyse Ginzberg, New York, 2003, no. 8

Very good condition for an object of this type and great age. Weathered and worn from exposure and handling. A wedge-shaped open vertical age crack to the top section, extending down between two of the figures. Another wedge shaped age crack to bottom section. Marks, nicks, scratches, abrasions, small chips, and wear consistent with age and handling. Exceptionally fine aged varied patina with glossy rubbed areas and encrustation. Permanently fixed to modern wood base with screws embedded in the underside.
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