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A Dogon 'Toguna' post fragment
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Pre 1950 item# 676156 (stock# Y132)
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Michael Cichon Tribal Arts
941.224.0440
$6,500.00
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Posts like this one supported the roof beams of "TOGU NA", open-sided shelters forbidden to women where Dogon men meet to rest, converse, and discuss issues important to the community.
Each village has a "TOGU NA", said to be one of the first structures built when a village is founded. The ceiling of the building is low, too low for a man to stand up under, because "true" speech is uttered by a person sitting down.
Most of the carved wood posts come from Dogon ...click for details
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A rare Sukuma wooden transformation mask
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Pre 1950 item# 676091 (stock# S412)
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Michael Cichon Tribal Arts
941.224.0440
$2,350.00
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The old face mask carved from a hard wood, thinned and delicate now from age and handling. Two short horn-like spikes on the top reveal the zoomorphic aspect of this mask representing a transformation of human to animal, alter ego. Once having a full fiber beard and toothy mouth, these added materials have been lost and reduced through the years of use. Tanzanian peoples made few actual face masks and little is accurately recorded of their use. It is believed masks of this type had use by a lead ...click for details
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A rare Veracruz articulated earthenware figure
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Pre AD 1000 item# 666649 (stock# R5)
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Michael Cichon Tribal Arts
941.224.0440
$2000.00
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Like a delicate Maya 'Jaina' figure, this solid, hand-modeled, articulated figure from the Remojadas culture of Veracruz, Mexico, was made from a fine, buff-colored paste. Its various poses are achieved by complete articulation of the figure's limbs, allowing one to bring the object to life, much as its original owner, possibly a shaman or diviner, had done, 1500 years ago. The head and body are void of any indication of rank, sex, or status, and we can assume it was clothed and deco ...click for details
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