A Dogon wood headrest

Description:

Mali
B. 33,5 cm, H. 15,5 cm
Dark brown wood with incised zigzag decoration. This variant with geometrised animal heads belongs to a rare type, which may originally derive from archaic Tellem models.
From the collection of Helmut Zake (1918-1995), Heidelberg, German historian and founder of the Society for Ethnology and Tribal Art, inherited within the family - Minor wear