Sacred Objects

-The stool refers to the Dogon myth
Of the origins of the universe
The seat is the roof
The base is the earth
The zigzags are the roots

-The mythical ark brought the ancestors
To earth

-commemorative head
- beaded gourd, calabash perle

- Nganga- suka diviner with bundles attached
to him and round cheeks
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- masks pose questions- where are the eyes
situated on the face- same as for nose and mouth
the senses are rearranged
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- Bauls strong legs
Neck scarification and hair

they form figurines to attract illness
and misfortune away and were cared for

Fantastic birds
Sirens, goats panthers and griffon

Rooster with goose necked bird
Confronting lion rosettes

Eagle headed winged genie fertilizing
the sacred tree

painted red with lime