13024 Dogon bronze knight figure Mali lost form

Dogon bronze knight figure.

Material: Bronze, oxidized patina.

Origin: Mali.

Dimension: 17cm X 30cm (6.69 X 11.81 inches), weight 1950 grs.

XX century.

A knight in his mount is a superfluous subject in Dogon art.The horse is often depicted with rigid, straight and firm legs, while the knight, regardless of his position, transcends a halo or dignity.Horses in Mali have always been associated with martial deeds and related to warriors and military leaders.These figures are associated with the Hogon, the spiritual and religious leader of the Dogon who belongs to the clan of Harou, one of the four original lineages of the Dogon.

The horse is also associated with the ark, which in the Dogon cosmogony descended from heaven and hung on a copper wire that carried the first ancestor, who became a horse, dragging it until it found the first rains that treated it like a Let the canoe float.

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Dogon bronze knight figure.
Material: bronze, oxidized patina.
Origin: Mali.
Dimension: 17cm X 30cm (6.69 X 11.81 inches), weight 1950 grs. .

XX century.

A knight in his mount is a redundant theme in Dogon art. The horse is often represented with rigid, straight and solid legs while the knight whatever his position is transcends a halo of nobility or dignity. Horses in Mali have always been linked to warlike deeds and are related to warriors and military leaders. These figures are linked to the Hogon, spiritual and religious leader of the Dogon, belonging to the clan of Harou, one of the four original lineages of the Dogon.

The horse is also associated to the ark that, in Dogon cosmogony, descended from the sky suspended from a copper wire carrying the first ancestor who became a horse to drag it until it found the first rains that made it float like a canoe.

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