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Dogon Seated Costumed Hunter African Figure 23″ – Mali

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This statue was carved in the style of the Dogon people of Mali. It features a seated hunter figure with his arms crossed. He is wearing a hat and hunter’s tunic adorned with leather, metal, glass, shells and animal hair embellishments. He measures 23 inches tall and weighs 8.5 pounds. This piece has minor imperfections including some scrapes, scuffs and cracking. Please inspect photos.

Type of Object

Figure, statue

Country of Origin

Mali

Ethnicity

Dogon

Material

Wood, pigment, fiber, cloth, glass, shells, metal, animal hair

Approximate Age

Unknown

Height (Inches)

23"

Width (Inches)

10"

Depth (Inches)

10"

Weight

8.5lbs

Overall Condition

Good with minor imperfections.

Tribe Information

About the Dogon People

The Dogon have become popularized for their ancient tales on human origins and extraterrestrial contact. According to legend, a race of beings called Nommo, came from the star system Sirius, thousands of years ago. The beings are said to have come to Earth and provided humans with knowledge.  They gave the Dogon information about their solar system as well as our own. These same creatures also appear in Babylonian and Sumerian myths.

Oddly, the Dogon did have knowledge for centuries that were, until Galileo and his telescope, unknown to the Western world. They identified Jupiter’s moons and Saturn’s rings and knew that the Sun was the center of our solar system. They have stories about the big bang and other astronomical events. They had awareness about an invisible companion star orbiting Sirius that was unidentified until 1970. It baffles scientists to this day that an ancient race had knowledge of solar systems that cannot be seen without the help of high-powered telescopes.

Read more about the Dogon here.

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