Statue Called Tellem From Mali

Large hermaphrodite statue (Nongom) old called TELLEM from MALI with thick crusty patina, sacrificial material height 74cm plus base delivered with 78cm The wood is very eroded and the hands are missing the head has lost part of its cranial box This character called Nongom is a hermaphrodite a strong chest and a prominent masculine sex, the face with an academic feature, the arrow nose, the small goatee and well-defined ears, the bent knees, the feet reproducing on a cylindrical base. Two sculptures in a similar position can be found in "Dogon" of the Dapper Museum pages 162 and 163 Occupying the first cliffs of Biandagara in northern Mali, the tellm were replaced by the Dogons little by little until today Beautiful piece collection free shipping in the European Union 300 euros for International