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THBMassive Early 20th C. African Dogon Wooden Ladder
Lot 165d
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Artemis Gallery
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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- Lot Description
West Africa, Mali, Dogon, ca. first half of the 20th century CE. An enormous ladder carved by hand from the trunk of a hard wood tree. The ladder has a slender base, six large steps carved into the obverse side, and a forked top portion. The midsection of the ladder is curved slightly outwards and the backs of both forked prongs are worn, both signs of repeated use. The Dogon peoples typically built their homes into the sides of sandstone cliffs, though they could be free-standing structures as well. Dwellings with flat roofs usually have large holes in the center, and families would climb ladders like this example to sleep in the cool night air when the weather permitted. Dogon peoples also used large wooden ladders to access upper storage areas in granaries. While not regularly used in modern times, ladders like this are still cherished possessions prized for their sturdy craftsmanship and lustrous surface patina. Size: 19.75" W x 86.5" H (50.2 cm x 219.7 cm).
For a stylistically-similar example, please see the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, accession number 98.239: https://www.mfah.org/art/detail/33023?returnUrl=%2Fart%2Fsearch%3Fartist%3DDogon%2Bpeoples
Provenance: private East Coast, USA collection; ex-Merton Simpson collection, New York, USA, acquired in the 1980s
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#139228Surface wear and abrasions commensurate with age and use, small losses to several steps and areas of forked prongs, multiple stable pressure fissures, and some splintering. Nice earthen deposits and wonderful lustrous patina throughout.Condition
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