Art of the

Dogon
A private collection of Dogon material culture

Jan Baptist Bedaux

Bedaux Art Editions

Brussels 2012
 foreword

table of contents
sculpture
wood 1 - 74
bronze and other copper alloys 75 - 92
iron 93 - 129
stone and terracotta 130 - 135
masks 136 - 162
miscellaneous ritual objects
hatchet and adze 163 - 169
For my daughter Lisanne Louise Bedaux yo domolo crook 170 - 176
objects from the wagem 177 - 188
binu irons 189 - 209
other ritual objects 210 - 226
architectural elements 227 - 248
musical instruments 249 - 258
adornments
bracelets 259 - 312
necklaces 313 - 342
pendants 343 - 376
rings 377 - 424
neck rests
wood 425 - 491
iron 492 - 494
votive neckrests 495 - 508
objects for daily use
weapons and hunting attributes 509 - 524
stools 525 - 532
pulleys 533 - 540
knives 541 - 557
spoons 558 - 567
hairpins 568 - 585
pipes, lamps and other objects 586 - 603
receptacles 604 - 639
textile and clothing 640 - 650

descriptions

exhibitions

literature
foreword
In the summer of 1975 I had my first encounter with the cultures of the Dogon
and Tellem. This was at Utrecht University’s Institute for Human Biology, whose
exhibition represented over ten years’ research by the institute’s staff in the Republic
of Mali, who had worked where the bend in the Niger touches the southern fringes
of the Sahara, where the mighty Bandiagara Escarpment arises. In total, they had
undertaken five expeditions to the area, wishing to establish the identity of the people
who had lived there before its current inhabitants, the Dogon, and to research the
relationships between the two populations. Over the years, they investigated 29 caves
around Sanga, and five more to the northeast, round Nokara and Hombori.
One finding of the research was that the modern-day Dogon could not have
descended from the people who had once used these caves for burial purposes – a
people to whom the Dogon, when arriving at the escarpment in the fifteenth century,
referred as ‘Tellem’; literally, ‘we found them’ (Tellem 1975). While it is possible that
some Tellem were absorbed into the Dogon population, the number would have
been so small that the genetic characteristics of the Dogon remained unchanged. It is
also the case that by the time the Dogon arrived in the area, the Tellem population,
which had lived there since the eleventh century, had been almost entirely eradicated
by droughts and epidemics (R. Bedaux & Van der Waals 2004). This makes it all the
more remarkable that the material culture of the late Tellem was so deeply interwoven
with that of the early Dogon that it is now difficult – and sometimes impossible – to
distinguish between items from the two cultures.
The exhibition in Utrecht in 1975 showed a wealth of items that had been placed in
the caves as grave gifts for the Tellem dead – artefacts that were a constant inspiration
to me when I founded my collection. In the same year, I acquired my first Tellem
neckrests, which were included two years later in the Tellem exhibition in the Afrika
Museum in Berg en Dal. These were soon followed by the first statues, which I bought
in Paris from Michel Huguenin (no. 38), Félicia Dialossin (Argiles, nos. 1, 22) and
Robert Duperrier (nos. 6, 41). Even back then, they were expensive for a junior art
historian. Ethnographic artefacts – in which I was just as interested – were much easier to
purchase on a small budget.
My 35 years of collecting since then have created a collection that gives a broad view of
the material culture of the Dogon and Tellem. In my view, the value of the collection lies
not just in its breadth, but also in the sheer variety of items. For when compiling it, I was
always guided by my ongoing fascination with the wide diversities within the Tellem and
Dogon cultures.
I would like to refer briefly to one of these items (no. 249): a so-called ‘Dogon harp’, an
instrument from the Tellem period. Its financial value may be relatively insignificant.
But if we consider that this instrument dates from the early eleventh century and has
survived nearly intact – including the neck, bridge and part of the skin over the sound
box – it is suddenly apparent that we are dealing with the earliest and most complete string
instrument known to have originated in sub-Saharan Africa. It is thus of inestimable value
to the history of the continent’s music. The instrument was made with great precision
and craftsmanship, suggesting that it had many predecessors in a long tradition of such
instruments. In a similar way, the collection contains several items that can enrich our
knowledge of the Tellem/Dogon culture.
Over recent decades, a series of publications by several authors has helped to map and
interpret the material culture of the Dogon, providing ever-greater evidence of the value
and importance of this ancient African culture; these publications include Ezra 1988;
Leloup 1994; R. Bedaux & Van der Waals 2004; Blom 2010 and Paris 2011. When, in
2009, the Netherlands ratified the 1970 UNESCO treaty, it prompted me to classify the
collection, which consisted by then of over 600 items, and to add this catalogue to the
series. I hope that this book will find its way to the many lovers of Dogon art.
Dr. Jan Baptist Bedaux
Utrecht, autumn 2011
sculpture
 wood

1 1.1 1.2
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2.1 2.2
3 3.1 4 5
6 6.1 7 8
9 10 11 11.1
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12 13 15
16 17 18
19 20 21
22 22.1 22.2 22.3
23 24 25
26 26.1 27 27.1
28 28.1 29 29.1
30 30.1 31
32
33 34
35 35.1 35.2
36 36.1 37 38
39 39.1
39.2 39.3 39.4
40 40.1 40.2 40.3
41 41.1 42 42.1
43 43.1
44 44.1
45 46 47 48
49 49.1 50 50.1
51 52 53 53.1
 55 56 58
54 55.1 57 59
60 62
63
61 64 65
66 66.1 67
68 69
70 71 72 73 73.1
74
74.1
74.2 74.3
 bronze
and other
copper alloys

76 78 80
75 77 79 81
82 84 86 88 90
91
83 85 87 89 92
 iron 94
95
97
98
93 96 99
100 102 104 106 108 110
101 103 105 107 109 111
112 113 114 115 116 117
118 120 124
119 121 122 123 125 126
127 128 129
 stone
and
terracotta

130.1 132 134

130 131 133 135
masks
136 136.1
137 138
139 139.1 139.2
140 140.1 141 142
143 143.1
144 144.1 145 146
147 147.1 148 148.1
149 150 150.1 151
152 153
154 155
156 157
158 160
159 161 162
miscellaneous
ritual
objects
 hatchet
and adze
163 163.1 164
165 165.1 166 166.1
167 168 169
 yo domolo
crook

170 171 172

173 174 170.1 175
 objects from
the wagem

176 176.1 177

178 180 182 185 187
179 181 183 184 186 188
 binu irons

190
189 191
192 193 194 195 195.1
196 197 198 199 200 201 202
203 204 205 206 207 208 209
210 211 212 212.1 213 213.1
 214.2 214.4 216
214 214.1 214.3 214.5 215 215.1 217 218
219 220
 222 224
221 223
225 226
architectural
elements
227 228
229 230
231
232 233 234
235 236
237 238
239 240
241 242
 244
243 245 246 247
248 248.1
248.2
248.3
 musical
instruments
249
 249.2 250 252
249.1 249.3 251 253
254 256
255 257 258
adornments
 bracelets
260 261
259 259.1 262
263 265 267 269
264 266 268 270
271 273 275 277
272 274 276 278
279 281 283 285
280 282 284 286
287 289 291 293
288 290 292 294
295 297 299 300
296 298 299.1
301 303 305 307
302 304 306 308
 necklaces

309 311
310 312 313
314 315 315.1
312.1 316 317 317.1
318 319 320 321
322 323 324 325 326 327
328 328.1 329 330
 332 333
331 332.1 334
335 337 339 341
336 338 340 342
 pendants
344 346 349
343 345 347 348 350
351 353 355 358 361
356 359 362
352 354 357 360 363
364 366 368
365 367 369
 371 374
372 375
370 373 376
 Rings
378 380
377 379 381
382 384 386 388
383 385 387 389
390 390.1 393 395 397
391 392 394 396 398
399 401 403 405
400 402 404 406
407 409 411 413
408 410 412 414
415 417 419 422
420 423
416 418 421 424
neckrests
 wood
426
427
425
428 430
429 430.1
431 434
432 435
433 436 437
438
439
440
 441.1 443
441 442
444
445
446
 448
449
447
450
451
452
453 456 459 462
454 457 460 460.1
455 458 461 463
464 466
465 467
468
469
469.1
470
470.1
471
472 475
473 476
474 477 478
479 482
480 483
481 484 485
486
487
488
489
490
491
 iron

493
494
492
 votive neckrests
497 499
495 496 498 500
501 503
502 502.1 504
 506
505 507 508
objects for
daily use
 weapons and
hunting attributes
509 510 511
 513
512 512.1 512.2 513.1
514 516
515 517 518
519 520 521
522 523 524
 stools
526 528
525 527 528.1
529 531
530 532 528.1
 pulleys

534 536 538

533 535 537 539
 knives

540 541
542 542.3 545 547 549
542.1 543
542.2 544 546 548 550
551 553
552 554 555 556 557
 spoons
559 562
560 563
558 561 564
565
565.1 566 567
 hairpins

569 571 572

568 570
573 575 576 578 580 582 584
574 575.1 577 579 581 583 585
 pipes
lamps
and
other
objects

587
586 588 589
 592 594 596
590 591 593 595 597 598
599 600 600.1 601 602 603
receptacles
 606
604 605 607
608 610 612 614
609 611 613 615
616 618 620 622
617 619 621 623
624 625
 627 629
626 628 630
631 632
 634
633 635 636
 638
637 639
 textile
and
clothing
640 641
642 643
644 646 647
645 645.1 648 649
650 650.1
 sculpture
descriptions
wood
1. Standing anthropomorphic
figure with raised arms
Tellem
Wood, ritual patina, h. 38.2 cm.
Provenance: Argiles (Félicia
Dialossin), Paris (late seventies);
Pierre Langlois, Paris.
Remark: The sculpture bears the
number ‘I.1.01X L 004’ in white
ink.
2. Standing anthropomorphic
figure with raised arms
Tellem
Wood, ritual patina, h. 38.5 cm.
Provenance: A. Binder-Schuer-
man, Utrecht; Ursula Heys-Voor-
huis, Sint Agatha.
Published: Tellem 1975, ill.; R.
Bedaux 1977, p. 23, ill. 48-18 and
p. 55.
Exhibited: Utrecht 1975; Berg en
Dal 1977.
3. Standing anthropomorphic
figure with raised arms
Tellem
Wood, ritual patina, h. 36.2 cm.
Provenance: Dalton Somaré
(Leonardo Vigorelli), Milan;
Arturo Schwarz, Milan.
4. Standing anthropomorphic
figure with raised arms
Tellem
Wood, ritual patina, h. 36.5 cm.
Provenance: Cees Kuijlman, Maas-
land; Harvey Menist, Amsterdam.
5. Standing anthropomorphic
figure with raised arms
Tellem
Wood, h. 38.5 cm.
6. Standing anthropomorphic
figure with raised arms
Tellem
Wood, ritual patina, h. 43 cm.
Provenance: Robert Duperrier,
Paris (late seventies).
7. Standing anthropomorphic
figure with left hand raised
Tellem
Wood, ritual patina, h. 47.1 cm.
8. Standing anthropomorphic
figure with raised arms
Tellem
Wood, ritual patina, h. 57.3 cm.
Remark: As the figure was exposed
to water, most of the ritual patina
has gone.
9. Standing anthropomorphic
figure with raised arms
Wood, ritual patina, h. 37.9 cm.
Provenance: Khepri van Rijn,
Amsterdam.
Remark: Dated AD 1300-1394
(95%) (Utrecht University, Dept.
Physics and Astronomy, AMS
analysis, 21-12-1998, Lab Code
7768; C14 [BP] 638 ± 30).
10. Standing anhtropomorphic 16. Standing male figure with 22. Kneeling anthropomorphic
figure with raised arms raised arms figure
Tellem Tellem Dogon
Wood, ritual patina, h. 45.1 cm. Wood, ritual patina, 17 cm. Wood, iron, ritual patina,
Provenance: Justin Barthels, Maas- h. 27.8 cm.
tricht (late seventies). Provenance: Argiles (Félicia Dia-
lossin), Paris (early eighties).
17. Standing female figure with 23. Anthropomorphic figure
raised arms
Dogon
Tellem
Wood, h. 41.8 cm.
Wood, ritual patina, h. 16.5 cm.
11. Standing anthropomorphic
figure with raised arms
Tellem (komakan style)
Wood, traces of ritual patina,
h. 39.7 cm.
Provenance: Dalton Somaré 24. Antropomorphic figure
(Leonardo Vigorelli), Milan; 18. Anthropomorphic ladder figure Dogon
Arturo Schwarz, Milan. Tellem Wood, h. 25 cm.
Remark: Label on the base with Wood, h. 50.3 cm. Provenance: André Kirbach, Düs-
the number ‘AF22ST’. Provenance: Ufundi (Emmanuel seldorf.
Ameloot), Brussels.
25. Kneeling anthropomorphic
12. Standing anthropomorphic
figure bound figure
19. Standing anthropomorphic Dogon
Tellem
figure Wood, ritual patina, h. 32.6 cm.
Wood, ritual patina, h. 20.5 cm.
Tellem Provenance: Poekelien Lingbeek,
Provenance: Hans van Oosterom,
Wood, h. 14 cm. Baarn; Collection Verdijk, The
Hilversum.
Provenance: Jean-Pierre Laprugne. Hague.
Remark: The figure’s hands are
Paris..
bound together on his back.
26. Standing figure of a male figure
Dogon (djennenke)
13. Anthropomorphic figure 20. Standing anthropomorphic Wood, h. 58.8 cm.
Tellem figure Provenance: Christie’s Paris 2005,
Wood, ritual patina, h. 17 cm. Tellem lot 100; Han Coray, Agnuzzo.
Provenance: Hans van Oosterom, Wood, 23.5 cm. Published: Sammlung Coray
Hilversum. 1968, no. 7.
Remark: In the bottom of Remark: The head of the figure is
the sculpture is a cavity, 3 cm shaped in the form of the glans of
in diameter, possibly to mix a penis. The sculpture bears the
medicins. number ‘ HC24’ in white pig-
ment.
21. Horse and rider 27. Kneeling maternity with two
children
14. Dog with young in her mouth Tellem/Dogon
Wood, ritual patina, h. 27.4 cm. Dogon (bombou-toro style)
Tellem/Dogon Wood, iron, ritual patina,
Wood, h. 7, l. 22.5 cm. Provenance: Paolo Morigi,
Magliaso. h. 36 cm.
Provenance: Tribal design (Els
Verhey), Amsterdam; Will Hoog-
straate, Amsterdam.
15. Two headed dog Published: Hoogstraate 1982.
Exhibited: Amsterdam 1982; Paris
Tellem/Dogon 2009.
Wood, ritual patina, h. 6.4, Remark: The mother carries an
l. 19.6 cm. iron knife on her left upper arm.
Provenance: John Levy, Paris.
28. Standing anthropomorphic
figure
Dogon (djennenke)
Wood, h. 37.5 cm.
Provenance: Gilbert and Roda
Graham, New York.
Published: Dogon sculpture 1997,
p. 28, no. 32 and p. 64, no. 32.
Exhibited: Brookville 1997.
Remark: The figure bears a quiver
on his back.
The old base bears the stamped
mark (after 1988) of Robert Cok,
the former and famous Amster-
dam restorer and basemaker. So
the sculpture must have been in
a Dutch collection for some time
before it moved to the Grahams.
29. Standing anthropomorphic
figure
Dogon
Wood, ritual patina, h. 32.8 cm.
Provenance: Dalton Somaré
(Leonardo Vigorelli), Milan.
30. Kneeling anthropomorphic
figure
Dogon
Wood, ritual patina, h. 22.2 cm.
Provenance: Dalton Somaré (Leo-
nardo Vigorelli), Milan; Lester
Wunderman, New York
Published: Carini 2004, p.54, no.
12, ill.
Remark: The sculpture bears
the number ‘G.D.S/ AF5ST’ in
white pigment. The figure has
djennenke-like scarifications.
31. Horse and rider
Dogon
Wood, h. 34.5 cm.
Provenance: Pierre Dartevelle,
Brussels; Christie’s New York,
2002, lot 105; Ruth and Ernst
Anspach, New York.
Remark: The sculpture bears the
number ‘0308’ in white pigment
on the reverse. Underneath there
are two labels with the numbers
‘106’ and ‘236’ respectively.
32. Crocodile
Dogon
Wood, l. 82.4 cm.
33. Zoomorphic figure (crocodile?)
Dogon
Wood, l. 51 cm.
Provenance: Dalton Somaré
(Leonardo Vigorelli), Milan; Jack
Clemente, Paris.
34. Dog with on both sides of the
body two anthropomorphic
figures
Wood, h. 16, l. 33 cm.
Remark: Because of the cavity in
the back it served as receptacle.
35. Standing female figure
Dogon (bombou-toro style)
Wood, iron, h. 53.5 cm.
Provenance: Dalton-Somaré
(Leonardo Vigorelli), Milan.
36. Standing anthropomorphic
figure
Dogon
Wood, ritual patina, h. 26.2 cm.
Provenance: John Dintenfass, New
York.
Remark: Parts of the wood seem
to have been intentionally cut,
possibly to make a medicine from.
37. Standing maternity
Dogon
Wood, h. 40.7 cm.
Remark: As the figure was exposed
to water, most of the original
ritual patina has disappeared.
38. Standing maternity
Dogon
Wood, ritual patina, h. 33.8 cm.
Provenance: Galérie Majestic
(Michel Huguenin), Paris (1976).
39. Ritual stool with hermaphro- 43. Dolaba staff-seat 49. Janus figure of a male and a 55. Standing couple of two anthro-
dite kneeling figure on top Dogon female anthropomorphic figure pomorphic figures
Wood, h. 74 (figure 33.5 cm), Wood, iron, bone, metal, ritual Dogon Dogon
Ø 29 cm, 11.8 kilogram. patina, h. 56 cm. Wood, h. 37.8 cm. Wood, ritual patina, h. 12 cm.
Provenance: Alvin and Estelle Provenance: David Serra, Barce- Provenance: Bernd Muhlack, Kiel.
Abrams, New York; J.J. Klejman, lona.
New York (certificate 10.11.1973). Remark: There are at least two
layers of patina visible. As the
Dolaba is only used during the
Sigui ceremony, held every 60
years, the object must date from
50. Standing anthropomorphic 56. Standing couple of two anthro-
the early 20th century or earlier.
figure pomorphic figures
Dogon (bombou-toro style) Dogon
Wood, h. 24 cm. Wood, ritual patina, h. 10 cm.
Provenance: Marceau Rivière, Provenance: Fred ten Houten,
40. Standing maternity 44. Anthropomorphic figure kneel- Groningen.
Paris.
Dogon (tintam) ing on a horse Remark: The sculpture bears the
Wood, (partly swetting patina) Tellem/Dogon collection number ‘TH0060’ in
h. 103 cm. Wood, h. 32.5 cm. white ink.
Provenance: Private Collection, Remark: The figure possibly repre-
The Netherlands; Michel Gaud, sents the water god Nommo. The
St. Tropez; Ratton-Hourdé, Paris; sculpture was found in Yougouna. 57. Standing couple of two anthro-
Merton Simpson, New York; 51. Standing anthropomorphic pomorphic figures
Loudmer-Poulain 1979, lot. 2. figure Dogon
Remark: On the base of the sculp- Dogon Wood, ritual patina, h.10,7 cm.
ture there is the collection mark Wood, ritual patina, h. 20 cm. Provenance: Pierre Dartevelle,
45. Standing anthropomorphic
‘RH 73(...)’ in white ink. Provenance: Bodes & Bode, The Brussels.
figure
Hague.
Dogon
Wood, h. 30.2 cm.
Provenance: Melesi collection,
41. Superimposed anthropomor- Lecco.
phic figures
52. Standing female figure 58. Standing couple of two anthro-
Dogon
Wood, ritual patina, h. 73 cm. Dogon pomorphic figures
Provenance: Robert Duperrier, Wood, ritual patina, h. 24 cm. Dogon
Paris (1976). Provenance: John Dintenfass, New Wood, ritual patina, h. 14,5 cm.
Remark: It was in the collection York. Provenance: John Tenney, ‘s-Her-
for 33 years. It is the only piece to 46. Standing anthropomorphic togenbosch.
have left the collection. It is now figure
in a private collection in the USA. Dogon (seno)
Remark: The sculpture has been Wood, 27.5 cm.
dated AD 1651-1694 (21%), Provenance: Pierre Dartevelle,
1727-1813 (55%), 1839-1842 Brussels.
(0.3%), 1853-1859 (0.5%), 1862- 53. Standing anthropomorphic 59. Standing couple of two anthro-
1867 (0.5%), 1918-1952 (19%). figure pomorphic figures
Judging from the patina and the Dogon Dogon
condition of the sculpture and Wood, h. 29.9 cm. Wood, ritual swetting patina,
eliminating the very unlikely 3rd, Provenance: Bert Garrebeek, Brus- h. 12,8 cm.
4th and 5th dating, the sculpture 47. Standing anthropomorphic
sels; Musée d’Histoire Naturelle, Provenance: Pierre Dartevelle,
dates most probably from before figure
Nîmes. Brussels.
1813. (Utrecht State University, Dogon
Remark: The back of the sculpture
Dept. Physics and Astronomy, Wood, ritual patina, h. 31 cm.
has a geometrical carved pattern.
AMS analysis, 21-12-1998, Provenance: SMA Fathers, Cadier
Lab Code UtC no. 7768, C14 en Keer (late seventies).
[BP]184 ± 29). 54. Couple of a man and a woman
Dogon 60. Janus figure of a standing man
and woman
Wood, 44 cm.
42. Superimposed anthropomor- Provenance: Private collection,
phic figures Dogon
The Netherlands; G.W. Sannes, Wood, iron, 17.6 cm.
Dogon, 48. Standing anthropomorphic
Diepenheim (until 1978); Mau-
Wood, h. 62 cm. figure
rice Nicaud, Paris (1965).
Dogon
Wood, h. 23 cm.
Remark: The figure possibly repre-
sents the water god Nommo.
61. Standing anthropomorphic 68. Standing anthropomorphic 74. Panal of a ritual trough 80. Kneeling anthropomorphic 87. Kneeling anthropomorphic 95. Crocodile
figure figure Dogon male figure female figure Tellem
Dogon Dogon (seno) Wood, h. 40, w. 130 cm. Dogon Dogon Iron, l. 16.7 cm.
Wood, ritual patina, h. 8.5 cm. Wood, h. 42.2 cm. Provenance: Galerie Ratton- Copper alloy, h. 5.4 cm. Copper alloy, h. 4.4 cm.
Provenance: Kathy van der Pas & Hourdé, Paris. Provenance: Willem Spree, Zeist.
Steven van de Raadt, Rotterdam; Published: Dogon 2005, pp.
Dr. Ger Euwe, Amsterdam. 72-73. 96. Zoomorphic figure
Exhibited: Paris 2005. Tellem
62. Janus figure of two anthropo- 88. Horse and rider Iron, l. 7.4 cm.
morphic figures
81. Standing anthropomorphic Dogon
Dogon Copper alloy, h. 5.1 cm.
Wood, 14.7 cm. 69. Anthropomorphic figure figure
Dogon Dogon 97. Dog
Wood, leather, h. 25.5 cm. Copper alloy, h. 6.2 cm. Tellem
Remark: During wartime this fet- Iron, l. 9.4 cm.
ish was carried on the back with
63. A couple of a standing man two leather shoulder straps.
with right arm raised and 89. Male figure penetrating a
woman with left hand raised female figure from behind
98. Crocodile
Dogon bronze and other copper aloys 82. Anthropomorphic male figure
Dogon
Bronze, h. 6.9 cm. Tellem
Wood, h. 12.1 and 12 cm. sitting on a tortoise Iron, l. 19.6 cm.
Remark: Formed a divination set 75. Altar supported by eight cary-
70. Anthropomorphic figure atids Dogon
with the following item of a dog Bronze, h. 5.3 cm.
(no. 64). Dogon Dogon
Wood, h. 18.5 cm. Bronze, h. 10.7, Ø 3.2 cm. 99. Zoomorphic figure
64. Dog Provenance: Alex Arthur, Brussels.
90. Kneeling anthropomorphic Tellem
Dogon Iron, l. 7.4 cm.
male
Wood, l. 9.8 cm.
Remark: Formed a divination set Dogon
83. Sitting anthropozoomorphic
with the former two sculptures male Bronze, h. 2.7 cm.
(no. 63). Bronze, h. 8.6 cm. 100. Snake
Provenance: Willem Spree, Zeist; Tellem
Aldo van Eyck, Loenen aan de Iron, l. 16.8 cm.
65. Sitting figure of a man 71. Altar supported by six Vecht. 91. Two anthropomorphic figures
Dogon caryatids 76. Sitting anthropomorphic riding a horse
Remark: The figure possibly repre-
Dogon figure
Wood, ritual patina, h. 46 cm. sents Lebe Serou. Dogon
Wood, h. 19.9, Ø 10 cm. Dogon Copper alloy, h. 7.5 cm. 101. Snake
Provenance: Maud and René Gar- Copper alloy, h. 7.9 cm. Tellem
cia, Paris. Provenance: Bernd Muhlack, Kiel. Iron, l. 3.7 cm.
84. Sitting anthropozoomorphic
figure 92. Lying anthropozoomorphic
Bronze, h. 7.5 cm. male
Bronze, h. 3.8, l. 7.7 cm. 102. Snake
77. Sitting anthropomorphic male Remark: The figure possibly repre-
72. Standing anthropomorphic figure holding his left hand Tellem
sents Lebe Serou. Iron, l. 28.9 cm.
figure against his forehead
Dogon Dogon
66. Standing woman Wood, h. 65.2 cm. Copper alloy, h. 5.2 cm.
Dogon (seno) 85. Standing anthropomorphic
Wood, iron, h. 35 cm. figure holding a receptacle iron 103. Snake
Provenance: C.O. Hülten, Malmö. Tellem
Dogon 93. Standing male and female Iron, l. 9.5 cm.
78. Standing anthropomorphic Bronze, h. 5.5 cm. figure, flanked by a sitting dog
figure
Dogon
Dogon Iron, h. 21.5 cm.
Copper alloy, h. 6.5 cm. Remark: The sculpture was found 104. Zoomorphic figure
in Tintam.
73. Ritual object with anthropo- Tellem
morphic figures Iron, l. 19.7 cm.
Dogon 86. Kneeling anthropomorphic
67. A standing figure of an anthro- figure
pomorphic female figure Wood, h. 109 cm.
Remark: It is said that this object 79. Standing female figure with a Dogon
Dogon (seno) gourd in her right hand Bronze, h. 7 cm. 105. Snake
was used, amongst other things,
Wood, 11.5 cm.
when taken an oath. Dogon Tellem
Provenance: Michel de Mol, Brus- 94. Dog
sels. Copper alloy, h. 7.3 cm. Iron, l. 3 cm.
Tellem
Remark: The appropriate name Iron, l. 14.8 cm.
for this sculpture should read ‘the
Dogon seno Venus’.
106. Standing anthropomorphic 114. Standing anthropomorphic 121. Standing anthropomorphic 127. Standing anthropomorphic 133. Anthropomorphic figure 138. Ape mask
figure figure figure figure Dogon Dogon
Tellem Dogon Dogon Dogon Stone, h. 8 cm. Wood, ritual patina, fibre,
Iron, h. 8.1 cm. Iron, h. 10.9 cm. Iron, h. 10.1 cm. Iron, h. 22.9 cm. Provenance: De Ruijter van h. 46 cm.
Provenance: Justin Barthels, Maas- Santen, Katlijk; Guy van Rijn, Provenance: Olivier Klejman,
tricht Brussels Paris.

107. Tortoise 122. Standing anthropomorphic 134. Anthropomorphic figure 139. Black ape mask
figure
Tellem 115. Standing anthropomorphic Dogon Dogon
figure Dogon
Iron, l. 7.3 cm. Stone, h. 10.8 cm. Wood, pigments, h. 47 cm.
Tellem/Dogon Iron, h. 17 cm.
128. Standing anthropomorphic Provenance: Guy Ladrière, Paris;
Iron, h. 26.7 cm. Provenance: Ufundi (Emmanuel female Charles Ratton, Paris.
Ameloot), Brussels.
Dogon Remark: Inside the mask there is a
Iron, h. 22 cm. cavity for fetish so the eyes of the
108. Anthropomorphic figure sitting wearer would be protected.
on a stone
Dogon
Iron, stone, h. 15 cm. 135. Kneeling anthropomorphic 140. White monkey mask
Remark: The iron of the figure 123. Standing anthropomorphic figure Dogon
passes through the stone and ends 116. Standing anthropomorphic figure Dogon Wood, pigment, h. 59.5 cm.
in a knot. The stone was possibly figure Dogon Stone, h. 20.7, w. 5.5 cm. Provenance: Wilma Schuhmacher,
a bead. Tellem/Dogon Iron, l. 25 cm. Provenance: Alex Arthur, Brussels. Amsterdam; Max Schuhmacher,
Iron, h. 25 cm. Remark: Two rings are part of the Amsterdam; Wim Schuhmacher,
129. Bird
109. Zoomorphic figure sculpture. Amsterdam.
Provenance: Michel Huguenin, Dogon
Tellem Paris Iron, h. 5.7, l. 12.3 cm.
Iron, l. 7.6 cm.

141. Antelope or walu mask

117. Standing anthropomorphic
110. Kneeling male figure figure Dogon
Tellem/Dogon Wood, iron, pigments,
Dogon
Iron, h. 15.3 cm. stone and terracotta h. 100.5 cm.
masks
Iron, h. 9 cm. Provenance: Willemijn and Henk
Provenance: Antonio Casanovas, 124. Sitting anthropomorphic figure
covering his eyes 130. Anthropomorphic head van Halm, Amstelveen (1972);
Madrid.
Dogon 136. Mask Henk and Greet Kouw, Amster-
Dogon
Stone, h. 13.5 cm. dam.
Iron, h. 11 cm. Tellem/Dogon
Provenance: Nathalie Tarquini, Wood, 32 cm.
118. Standing anthropomorphic Marseille. Provenance: G.W. Sannes, Die-
figure
111. Horse and rider penheim.
Dogon Published: Sannes 1978, p. 73, ill.
Dogon Iron, h. 15.4 cm. 39 and p. 93, no. 39.
Iron, h. 12.2, l. 15 cm. 142. Satimbe mask
Remark: The Mask is dated AD
125. Sitting anthropozoomorphic 131. Sitting antropomorphic male 1429-1699 (74%), 1722-1817 Dogon
figure figure (14%), 1833-1879 (3%), 1916 Wood, fibre, iron, cowry shells,
Dogon Dogon - 1952 (5%) (C14 [BP]= 300 ± leather, pigments, h. 120 cm.
112. Standing anthropomorphic Iron, h. 10.7 cm. Terracotta, h. 19.5 cm. 100; Groningen University 1974
figure 119. Remark: The figure possibly repre- labcode Grn - 7022.).
Standing anthropomorphic
Tellem/Dogon figure sents Lebe Serou. In my opinion the mask has to be
Iron, h. 12.9 cm. dated between 1429-1699.
Dogon
Iron, h. 10.7 cm.
137. Hunter mask
126. Sitting anthropomorphic Dogon
bound male figure Wood, ritual patina, fibre, 143. Satimbe mask
Dogon h. 39.9 cm.
132. Anthropomorphic head Dogon
Iron, h. 22.5 cm. Provenance: Will Hoogstraate,
120. Standing anthropomorphic Dogon Amsterdam; Theo Dobbelman, Wood, iron, kaoline, pigments,
113. Standing anthropomorphic
figure with raised arms figure Stone, h. 11 cm. Amsterdam. fibre, cowry shells, beads,
Dogon Remark: Native repair. h. 79 cm.
Tellem/Dogon Provenance: E.M.C. Jansen,
Iron, h. 17.2 cm. Iron, h. 18.5 cm.
Amsterdam; Eduard and Marianne
Tschopp, Muttenz.
Published: Arts d’Afrique Noire 48
(1983) p. 7.
144. Kanaga mask 150. Wirigo mask 157. Crocodile mask 164. Ritual adze 171. Zoomorphic Crook 179. Miniature ladder
Dogon Dogon Dogon Dogon Tellem Tellem/Dogon
Wood, pigments, fibre, Wood, pigments, fibre, h. 146 cm. Wood, pigments, l. 64.5, Iron, h. 56.7 cm. Wood, leather, h. 71.5 cm. Wood, h. 48.3 cm.
h. 97.5 cm. h. 21 cm. Remark: The leather was used to
Provenance: Kathy van der Pas Provenance: Paul Rutten, Amster- repair the crook.
and Steven van de Raadt, Rot- dam; Wilma Schuhmacher,
terdam. Amsterdam; Max Schuhmacher,
Amsterdam; Wim Schuhma- 172. Crook
cher, Amsterdam; Matthias L.J. 165. Ritual adze 180. Miniature ladder
Lemaire, Amsterdam. Tellem
Dogon Dogon
Wood, h. 65.4 cm.
Wood, iron, h. 62 cm. Iron, ritual patina, h. 25.3 cm.
145. Kanaga mask 151. Provenance: John Levy, Paris. Roger Lefèvre, Brussels.
Mask (Gomintogo?) 158. Small elbow mask
Dogon Dogon Dogon
Wood, fibre, leather, pigments, Wood, pigments, fibre, Wood, h. 45.3, w. 56.5 cm.
h. 163.5 cm. h. 87.5 cm. Provenance: Hélène Leloupe, 173. Miniature crook
Provenance: Amma (Luc Huysfeld Provenance: Joshua Dimondstein, Paris.
and Ann de Pauw), Antwerp; Los Angeles. 166. Ritual adze Tellem/Dogon
Nina and Henricus Simonis, Düs- Remark: The inside of the mask Wood, h. 33.5 cm.
seldorf; Loed and Mia van Bussel, Dogon
bears the number ‘22’ in silver Wood, iron, h. 65.8 cm. 181. Miniature ladder
Amsterdam. 159. Two passport antelope masks
pigment. Provenance: Yasmina Chenoufi, Dogon
Dogon
Paris. Wood, h. 39.7 cm.
Wood, h. 17.6 and 19.3 cm.
174. Yo domolo crook
152. Goitre mask Dogon
Wood, h. 53 cm.
Dogon 167. Ritual hatchet
146. Sim mask
Wood, ritual patina, h. 63.6 cm.
Dogon Dogon
Provenance: Dalton Somaré 182. Miniature ladder
Wood, fibre, leather, pigments, 160. Passport antelope mask Iron, stone, h. 42.2 cm. (stone axe
(Leonardo Vigorelli), Milan. Tellem/Dogon
h. 72.3 cm. Dogon l. 8.6 cm.).
Remark: The stone axe is of Neo- Wood, h. 26.2 cm.
Wood, h. 20.7 cm. 175. Zoomorphic yo domolo crook
lithic origin. The handle of the axe Provenenance: Pierre Dartevelle,
was possibly bent after the death Dogon Brussels.
of the owner when it served as a Wood, h. 62.8 cm.
153. Lion mask burial gift.
Dogon
Wood, pigments, h. 27 cm. 183. Miniature ladder-like stick
147. Provenance: Guy Loudmer 1994, 161. Passport mask (Gomintogo? ) 168. Ritual hatchet
Sirige mask Tellem/Dogon
Dogon lot 340; Lombrail-Teucquam Wood, pigments, h. 21.5 cm. Dogon Wood, h. 42.9 cm.
2002, lot 90. Provenance: Jean-Baptiste Bac- Wood, iron, h. 71.7 cm. 176. Zoomorphic yo domolo crook
Wood, pigments, fibre, leather, with eight figures
h. 323.5 cm. quart, London; Jean Cambier,
Brussels. Dogon
154. Antelope mask Wood, h. 69 cm.
Dogon
Wood, aluminum, beads, fibre, 184. Stick with circular notches
pigments, h. 31 cm., horns 162. Ritual cap 169. Ritual hatchet Dogon
l. 58 cm. Dogon Dogon Wood, iron, h. 89.5 cm.
Provenance: Tribal design (Els Wood, leather, bone, fibre, Copper alloys, wood, iron, leather, Provenance: Pierre Dartevelle,
Verhey), Amsterdam. h. 17.9, Ø 17.9 cm. textile, h. 19 cm. Brussels.
148. Sirige mask
Dogon objects from the wagem
Wood, pigments, fibres, leather,
h. 265 cm. 155. Hornbill mask 177. Two miniature ladders 185. Ladder-like stick
Dogon Tellem/Dogon Tellem/Dogon
Wood, h. 37.5, w. 63.5 cm.
Remark: It misses its figure on top. miscellaneous ritual Wood, h. 36.3 (left) and 37 cm.
(right).
Wood, iron, ritual patina,
h. 43,5 cm.
objects yo domolo crook
149. Elbow mask hatchet and adze 170. Yo domolo crook with two figu-
Dogon 156. Ostrich mask 163. Ritual hatchet res and a head on top
178. Miniature ladder 186. Stick with circular notches
Wood, traces of pigment, h. 78.4, Dogon Dogon
Dogon Tellem Dogon
w. 82 cm. Wood, iron, h. 58 cm. Wood, h. 63 cm.
Wood, fibre, pigments, Iron, h. 16.6 cm. Wood, iron, h. 47.3 cm.
Provenance: Gilbert and Roda Provenance: Pierre Dartevelle, Provenance: Merton Simpson,
h. 57.5 cm. Provenance: Pierre Dartevelle,
Graham, New York. Brussels. New York.
Brussels.
Published: Dogon sculpture 1997,
p. 57, no. 76 and p. 68, no. 76.
Exhibited: Brookville 1997.
187. Ladder-like stick 195. Binu iron with anthropomor-
phic figure with raising arms
203. Binu iron with one bell 211. Iron consisting of different
irons and a lamp, held together
219. Ritual stool architectural elements
Dogon Dogon Tellem
on top by a ring
Wood, h. 10.9 cm. Iron, h. 22.5 cm. Iron, h. 29.7, w. 29 cm.
Remark: Some say that these sticks Dogon Dogon 227. Granary door
served also as calendar. Iron, h. 32.4 cm. Iron, ritual patina, h. 25.5 cm. Dogon
Wood, iron, ritual patina, l. 72.3,
w. 43.2 cm.
188. Ladder-like stick 204. Binu iron with two bells, a Remark: The door was found in
Dogon 196. Binu iron with three hanging miniature adze and a non 220. Shrine hanging with four bells, Bankanse.
Wood, h. 47.1 cm. bells identified object a miniature sickle and a pair
Dogon of miniature handcuffs
Dogon
Iron, h. 61.1 cm. 212. Binu iron with an anthropo- Tellem
Iron, h. 66.8 cm.
morphic figure on top Iron, l. 69.7 cm.
Dogon 228. Granary door
Iron, total h. 131, figure 12.4 cm. Dogon
205. Binu staff-like iron with five Wood, iron, l. 79.9, w. 48 cm.
bells Provenance: Alex Arthur, Brussels;
197. Binu iron with three hanging John Giltsof, Brussels.
binu irons bells
Dogon
Iron, h. 113.4 cm. 221. Fetish
Dogon Dogon
189. Set of binu irons 213. Ritual spear
Iron, h. 54.9 cm. Terracotta, wood, iron, leather,
Dogon Tellem hedgehog spines, h. 26.4 cm.
Iron, h. 24.5 – 42.2 cm. Iron, copper alloy, l. 90.4,
Ø 0.8 cm. 229. Granary door decorated with
206. Binu iron with four bells,
ending in a spearhead reliefs including a plan of a
house, a ladder, a spear and a
198. Binu iron with two hanging Dogon crocodile
bells Iron, h. 88.5 cm.
190. Set of altar irons in the form of Dogon
crooks and miniature ladders Dogon Wood, iron, l. 91, w. 52 cm.
Iron, h. 27.2 cm. 222. Divination set
Tellem 214. Hogon staff with spearhead Dogon
Iron, h. 14.5 – 22.8 cm. and hachet supported by Terracotta, from left to right
207. Binu iron ending in a twodent anthropomorphic figures
h. 4.3, 5.8, 4.4 cm.
with two bells each Dogon
Bronze and iron, 120.4 cm. 230. Granary door decorated with
Dogon
199. Binu iron with four hanging Provenance: Jean-Pierre Laprugne, reliefs including a crocodile
Iron, h. 65.6 cm. and buffalo horns
191. Set of altar irons in the form of bells Paris. 223. Divination set consisting of
crooks Dogon four anthropomorphic figures Dogon
Tellem Iron, h. 28.7 cm. and a dog, kept in a bag Wood, iron, l. 84.5, w. 38.5 cm.
Iron, h. 15.5 – 25.3 cm. Dogon
208. Binu iron in the form of a 215. Hogon staff in the form of a Wood, cotton, figures from left to
miniature spear spear decorated with three right h. 9.2, 9.5, 10, 10.4 cm, dog
192. Binu iron with a figure of a l. 15 cm, bag 20.5 x 12.5 cm.
Tellem/Dogon bearded human heads
bound prisoner on top
200. Binu iron with three hanging Iron, h. 32 cm. Dogon 224. Unindentified object
Dogon 231. Lintel?
bells Provenance: Adriaan Blom, Basel. Iron, h. 122.2 cm.
Iron, h. 38.7 cm. Tellem
Dogon
Dogon Reed, leather, h. 28, w. 18 cm.
Wood, l. 82.5 cm.
Iron, h. 54.9 cm. Remark: Probably used for divina-
209. Binu iron with two bells, Provenance: Galerie Africana
tion rituals.
ending in a spearhead (A. Fiacco), Zürich.
Remark: It was suggested that the
Dogon
225. Kutugolo object was a stool for weavers, who
Iron, h. 29.1 cm.
193. Binu iron with anthropomor- were sitting above a hole so they
216. A pair of miniature handcuffs Dogon
phic figure on top 201. Binu iron with two bells could freely move their legs.
Tellem Clay, wood, iron, h. 16.5, w. 9.5,
Dogon Dogon d. 7.5 cm.
Iron, l. 14 cm. 232. Granary cover
Iron, h. 28.4 cm. Iron, h. 41.2 cm. Remark: It was possibly part of a Tellem
necklace or shrine hanging. Wood, l. 25, w. 25, th. 3.4 cm.
other ritual objects 217. Miniature bow
210. Two ritual instruments Tellem
Iron, l. 32.5 cm. 226. Fetish
194. Binu iron with a sitting 202. Binu iron with one bell Tellem
anthropomorphic figure on top Iron, 26.8 and 44.5 cm. Dogon 233. Small door or lid
Dogon
carried bij two anthropomor- Wood, clay, fibre, h. 23 cm.
phic caryatids Iron, h. 34 cm. Dogon
218. Miniature pair of pincers Wood, l.19.3, w. 8.5 cm.
Dogon
Dogon
Copper alloy, iron, total
Iron, 12.7 cm.
h. 52.5 cm (figures 19.9 cm).
Provenance: Galerie Dogon
(Monica Edelmaier), Berlin.
234. Door lock surmounted by a 240. Door lock in the form of a 247. Ladder 251. Soundbowl of a harp 258. Drum 265. Bracelet
anthropomorphic figure crocodile, with matching key Dogon Tellem/Dogon Tellem/Dogon Dogon
Dogon Dogon Wood, h. 249 cm. Wood, l. 29.6, h. 11.5 cm. Wood, stone, h. 52.6 cm., largest Copper alloy, Ø 8 cm.
Wood, iron, h. 53.5 cm. Wood, iron, h. 71 cm., key Provenance: Stephane Grusen- Remark: Dated AD 1486-1604 diameter Ø 16, smallest Ø 6.9 cm.
28.4 cm. meyer, Brussels. (63%), 1607-1665 (31 %), 1785- Provenance: Adriaan Blom, Basel.
1793 (1.5%) (Utrecht University,
Dept. Physics and Astronomy,
AMS analysis, 22-08-2006, Lab
266. Bracelet
Code UtC-14562, C14 [BP]= 290
± 38). Dogon
235. Door lock surmounted by a Iron, 8.8 cm.
zoomorphic figure 241. Door lock surmounted by a sit-
Dogon ting anthropomorphic figure 252. Harp
Wood, iron, feathers, h. 32 cm. Dogon Tellem/Dogon
Provenance: G.W. Sannes, Die- Wood, iron, h. 33.3 cm. Wood, l. 32.5, h. 10.5 cm.
adornments
penheim. Provenance: Kathy van der Pas 248. Toguna from Nangadourou Remark: This harp also has a
Published: Sannes 1978, p. 42, ill. and Steven van de Raadt, Rot- Dogon sound hole in the middle of the 267. Bracelet
8 and p. 86. terdam. Wood, copper alloy, h. 228, w. bottom of the instrument with a bracelets Dogon
Remark: Besides its age and 92,5. diameter of 0.7 cm. Copper alloy, Ø 9.6 cm.
exceptional decoration, the door Provenance: Luc Darras, Belgium; 259. Bracelet
lock is also special because it has Roger Lefèvre, Brussels. 253. Harp Dogon
a double lock. During the day the 242. Door lock in the form of an Published: Spini 1976, p. 176 - Copper alloy, Ø 8.5, w. 7.9 cm.
Tellem/Dogon
bolt could be slid up and down, at anthropomorphic figure 183.
Wood, l. 35.2, h. 7.1 cm.
night it could be blocked. Dogon (seno) Remark: The photographs by
Remark: This harp only has sound
The lock bears the collection num- Spini show that the Toguna was 268. Bracelet
Wood, iron, h. 33.5 cm. holes to one side, unlike other
ber ‘GW8” in white pigment. still in situ in 1976. Dogon
ones, which have holes on either
sides. Copper alloy, Ø 10.6, w. 3.9 cm.
236. 260. Bracelet with a sitting anthro-
Door lock surmounted by two
anthropomorphic figures 254. Bridges for harps pomorphic figure supporting
his head with both arms
Dogon Tellem/Dogon
243. Door lock surmounted by a Dogon
Wood, iron, h. 42.5 cm. Wood, from left to right and top
head Copper alloy, Ø 8.9, figure 269.
Provenance: Beppe Berna, Bolo- to bottom: 12 cm (6 notches; with Bracelet
Dogon certainty Tellem), 11.2 cm (14 3.9 cm.
gna; the last one acquired it from
musical instruments
Dogon
Wood, iron, h. 31 cm. notches), 11.8 cm (6 notches), Provenance: Christie’s Paris 2005,
Georgette and Nicolas Lavronski, Copper alloy, Ø 5.7, w. 2.6 cm.
10.5 cm (13 notches) 10 cm (6 lot 97; Sotheby Parke Bernet &
who acquired it in the fifties.
249. Harp notches). Co 1978, lot. 27; George Ortiz,
Geneva.
Tellem
237. Door lock surmounted by three Wood, leather, total length 255. Harp
anthropomorphic figures, with 116.2 cm; soundbowl l. 36, 261. Bracelet
matching key Tellem/Dogon 270. Bracelet
w. 13.3 (in the middle 12.5), Dogon
Dogon h. 15.2 cm. Wood, total length 72.3 cm; Dogon
244. Door lock in the form of a sound bowl l. 29.5, h. 12, Copper alloy, Ø 8.5, w. 7.2 cm. Copper alloy, Ø 8.7 cm.
Wood, iron, h. 43 cm, key scorpion Remark: The soundbowl was dated
26,3 cm. AD (95.4%) 908-910, 972-1162 w. 10 cm (in the middle 9).
Dogon Remark: In this instrument there
Provenance: Pierre Dartevelle, (C14 [BP]= 990 ± 46); the neck
Wood, iron, h. 25.5 cm. is also a small hole in the middle
Brussels. AD (95.4%) 1044-1102, 1118-
1143, 1146-1256 (C14 [BP]= 868 of the bottom, Ø 0.5 cm.
± 37) (Utrecht University, Dept. 262. Bracelet 271. Bracelet
Physics and Astronomy, AMS 256. Flute
Dogon Tellem
238. Door lock 245. Door lock surmounted by a analysis, 22-08-2006, Lab codes: Tellem/Dogon
Copper alloy, Ø 8.8, w. 7.1 cm. Iron, Ø 8.8, w. 3.5 cm.
rectangle UtC-14563 and UtC-14564). As Wood, iron, 27 cm.
Dogon Remark: On each side there is a
Dogon the neck with certainty belongs to
Wood, iron, h. 50.5 cm. small hole for changing the pitch.
Wood, iron 28.8 cm. the soundbowl, the instrument as
Provenance: De Ruijter-Van San-
Provenance: Pierre Dartevelle, a whole has to be dated between
ten, Katlijk.
Brussels. 972-1044.
Remark: The lock was photo- 272. Bracelet in the form of a reef
249.1 Detail of the top of the 263. Bracelet with an anthropomor-
graphed in situ in 1992 by Huib knot
neck with scaly relief. phic head
Blom, author of Dogon. Images &
249.2 The original bridge of the Dogon Tellem
Traditions, in the village or region 246. Zoomorphic door lock sur- instrument with 6 notches for the Iron, copper alloy, Ø 8.9 cm. Iron, Ø 7.9 cm.
of Deguimbere. mounted by three anthropo- 257. Drum
strings. Provenance: Roger Lefèvre, Brus-
morphic figures
Tellem/Dogon sels.
Dogon 250. Soundbowl of a harp Wood, h. 58, largest diameter
239. Door lock in the form of a
crocodile Wood, iron, h. 36 cm. Tellem 26.5 cm.
Provenance: John Tenney, ’s-Her- Wood, l. 26,7, h. 10 cm. Provenance: Bert Garrebeek, Brus- 264. Bracelet 273. Bracelet
Dogon togenbosch; Fred ten Houten, Remark: Dated AD (95.4%) sels; Musée d’Histoire Naturelle, Dogon Tellem
Wood, iron, h. 62 cm. Groningen. 1305-1364, 1384-1437 (Utrecht Nîmes. Iron, copper alloy, Ø 4.7 cm. Iron, Ø 8.3 cm.
Provenance: Pierre Dartevelle, Remark: It bears the collection University, Dept. Physics and
Brussels. number ‘TH 1182’ in white pig- Astronomy, AMS analysis, 22-08-
ment. 2006, Lab Code UtC-14561,
(C14 [BP]= 551 ± 38).
274. Zoomorphic bracelet 282. Bracelet 291. Bracelet 300. Bracelet with two anthropo- 309. Bracelet 316. Necklace
Tellem/Dogon Tellem Tellem morphic heads in relief Tellem Dogon
Iron, Ø 12, w. 2.1 cm. Iron, Ø 10 cm. Iron, Ø 9.6 cm. Dogon Wood, Ø 11.1, w. 3.5 cm. Iron, stone beads, l. 80 cm.
Provenance: Galerie Africana (A. Iron, 12.5 cm.
Fiacco), Zürich. Provenance: Kathy van der Pas
and Steven van de Raadt, Rotter-
dam; Cees Cuijlman, Maasland.
283. Bracelet 292. Bracelet 310. Bracelet
275. Bracelet Tellem Tellem 301. Bracelet Tellem
Tellem Iron, Ø 7.9 cm. Iron, Ø 8.2 cm. Wood, Ø 10.2 cm.
Tellem
Iron, Ø 6.7 cm. Iron, Ø 8.8 cm. 317. Necklace
Provenance: Kathy van der Pas
and Steven van de Raadt, Rotter- Dogon
dam; Leonard Kahan, Montclair, Iron, stone, total l. 57 cm (sculp-
New Jersey. ture 14.5 cm.)
284. Bracelet 293. Bracelet 311. Bracelet
Tellem Tellem 302. Tellem
Two connected bracelets
276. Bracelet Iron, Ø 6.5 cm. Iron, Ø 8.2 cm. Wood, Ø 10, w. 3.3 cm.
Tellem
Tellem Iron, Ø 9.9 cm.
Iron, Ø 8.6 cm.

285. Bracelet 294. Bracelet 312. Bracelet 318. Necklace

Tellem Tellem 303. Bracelet Tellem Dogon
Iron, Ø 6.9 cm. Iron, Ø 10.9 cm. Leather, Ø 6.7 cm. Iron, stone, l. 61 cm.
Tellem
277. Bracelet Provenance: Willem Spree, Zeist.
Iron, Ø 9.3 cm.
Tellem
Iron, Ø 5.9 cm.
Provenance: Kathy van der Pas
and Steven van de Raadt, Rotter- 286. Bracelet 295. Bracelet
dam; Leonard Kahan, Montclair,
neclaces
Tellem Tellem 304. Bracelet
New Jersey.
Iron, Ø 6 cm. Iron, rock cristal, Ø 9.9 cm.
Tellem
Iron, largest l. 9.7 cm. 313. Necklace with a pendant 319. Necklace
278. Bracelet depicting a sitting anthropo-
morphic figure Dogon
Tellem
Dogon Iron, (Neolithic?) stone bead l.
Iron, Ø 11.3 cm.
287. Bracelet 296. Bracelet Iron, l. 56.5 cm. 51,5 cm.
Remark: The bead has a geometri-
Tellem Tellem 305. Bracelet cal pattern.
Iron, Ø 6 cm. Iron, Ø 8.9 cm.
Tellem
Ivory, iron, native repairs, Ø 8.5
cm.
279. Bracelet
Tellem 297. Bracelet
Iron, Ø 10.9 cm. 288. Bracelet 314. Necklace
Tellem 320. Necklace
Tellem Iron, Ø 10 cm. 306. Bracelet Tellem
Iron, Ø 6.1 cm. Dogon
Dogon Iron, stone bead, l. 50 cm.
Iron, stone, stone bead, l. 43 cm.
Stone, Ø 8.8, w. 2.8 cm.

298. Bracelet
280. Bracelet
289. Bracelet Tellem
Tellem Iron, 8.3 cm.
Iron, Ø 7.2 cm. Tellem 307. Bracelet
Iron, Ø 9.4 cm. Tellem
Ivory, Ø 10.3 cm.
315. Necklace 321. Necklace
299. Bracelet Dogon Dogon and Tellem
Dogon Iron, l. 54.5 cm. Iron, stone (lip plug mounted in a
281. Bracelet 290. Three bracelets hold together
with ritual patina Iron, Ø 8.5 cm. ring), l. 30.5 cm.
Tellem 308. Bracelet Remark: The second ring dates
Iron, Ø 9.6 cm. Tellem/Dogon Dogon from the Tellem period.
Iron, ritual patina, Ø 9.5 cm. Stone, Ø 11, w. 3.9 cm.
322. Necklace 328. Necklace 335. Necklace pendants 350. Pendant depicting a sitting 358. Pendant
Dogon Tellem Tellem anthropomorphic figure Dogon
343. Pectoral with anthropomorphic with his knees pulled up and
Iron, l. 55.5 cm. Leather, fibre, bird skull, l. 30 cm. Iron, Ø 12.2 cm. supporting his head with both Copper alloy, l. 3.6 cm.
male head
hands
Dogon
Dogon
Copper alloy, l. 12.7, w. 6.5 cm.
Copper alloy, h. 7.6 cm.

359. Pendant with an

336. Necklace anthropomorphic figure in the
Tellem 351. Pendant middle
Iron, Ø 16.5 cm. Dogon Dogon
323. Necklace 329. Necklace in the form of a pair Copper alloy, Ø 7.3, th. 1.3 cm. Copper alloy, h. 8.6, w. 6.7 cm.
Dogon of pincers 344. Pendant depicting an anthro-
Iron, copper alloy, l. 40.5 cm. Dogon pomorphic kneeling figure with
Iron, 23.5 cm. raised arms
Dogon 360. Pendant consisting of two
Copper alloy, h. 5.1 cm. duge’s
337. Necklace
Remark: The figure has four arms. 352. Pendant
Dogon Dogon
Stone beads, l. 31.8 cm. Dogon Stone, iron, total l. 23 cm.
Copper alloy, Ø 7.1 cm.
345. Pendant depicting a standing
324. Necklace anthropomorphic figure
330. Necklace in the form of a pair holding one hand against his
Dogon of pincers face 361. Pendant
Iron, fetish, l. 59 cm. Dogon 338. Dogon Dogon
Necklace
Iron, 26.4 cm. Copper alloy, 5.2 cm. 353. Pendant Copper alloy, l. 4.1 cm.
Dogon
Leather, iron, bronze, glass beads Dogon
(c. 1580 and later), l. 30.4 cm. Copper alloy, Ø 6.9, th. 1.3 cm.

346. Pendant depicting a sitting 362. Pendant

couple of two anthropomorphic Dogon
325. 331. Necklace 339. Three beads from a necklace male figures Copper alloy, l. 3.2 cm.
Necklace
Dogon Tellem Dogon, h. 4.7 cm. 354. Pendant
Dogon
Iron, copper alloy, Ø 16.6 cm. Bone, from left to right h. 3.6, h. Provenance: Arnold Cyrup, New
Iron, fetish, l. 70.5 cm. Dogon
Remark: The pendant represents 2.9, h. 3.5 cm. York.
Copper alloy, l. 6.3 cm.
a horse and rider who makes an
apotropaic gesture with both his
363. Pendant with a duge
arms.
347. Pendant depicting a kneeling Dogon
male figure Iron, stone, l. 7.7 cm.
340. Duge from a necklace Dogon
355. Pendant with a relief of a
Dogon Copper alloy, h. 6.1 cm.
332. Necklace crocodile
Stone, Ø 3.5, l. 5.3 cm.
326. Necklace Dogon, l. 10 cm.
Dogon
Dogon Iron, Ø 17.3 cm. 364. Oval pendant depicting a sit-
Iron, snakeskin, fetish, l. 65 cm. ting male figure
348. Pendant depicting a sitting Dogon
anthropomorphic male figure Coper alloy, h. 7.4 cm.
341. Bead Dogon
Copper alloy, h. 5.5 cm. 356. Pendant
333. Necklace Tellem
Cornelian (7 facets), Ø 3.7, Dogon
Tellem
th. 1.7 cm. Copper alloy, l. 3.7 cm.
Iron, Ø 19.1 cm.
Remark: This kind of bead was
327. Necklace made in Harrapan (India) and 365. Pendant of a stone mounted in
found in Mali since AD 1000. bronze
Dogon 349. Pendant depicting a kneeling
Iron, fibre, stone bead, l. 43.5 cm. anthropomorphic figure Dogon
342. Three beads Dogon 357. Pendant with a duge Stone, bronze, l. 8 cm.
334. Necklace Provenance: Frits Vogel, France,
Dogon Copper alloy, h. 6.2 cm. Dogon
Dogon Granite, from left to right Ø 1.6, who acquired the object in the
Iron, stone, l. 7.2 cm.
Iron, pigment, Ø 13.5 cm. l. 5.3 cm; Ø 2.7, l. 10.7 cm; Ø sixties from the Dogon.
2.6, l. 10.8 cm. Remark: According to the inform-
ant from whom the object was
obtained, the stone is extrater-
restrial.
366. Pendant depicting a zoomor- 375. Earring 383. Ring with horse and rider 392. Ring with a cabin in which 400. Ring surmounted by a came- 409. Ring crownd by four spiral
phic figure Dogon Dogon an anthropomorphic figure is lion disks
Dogon seated Dogon Dogon
Copper alloy, glass windbead Copper alloy, Ø 2.3, h. 4.7 cm.
Copper alloy, h. 5,4, w. 8,2 cm. (‘greenheart’, made in Amsterdam Dogon Copper alloy, Ø 2.2, h. 3.3 cm. Copper alloy, Ø 3.2, w. 4.2 cm.
or Middelburg approx. AD1600), Copper alloy, Ø 2.7, h. 4.3 cm.
Ø 4.9 cm.

367. Pendant 376. Lipplug 384. Ring with horse and rider 393. Ring surmounted by a super-
structure flanked by two stan- 401. Ring surmounted by a zoomor- 410. Ring crownd by five spiral disks
Dogon Tellem Dogon phic figure (crocodile?)
ding anthropomorphic figures Dogon
Stone, iron, h.5.9, w. 6.9 cm. Rock crystal, l. 6.1 cm. Copper alloy, Ø 2.3, h. 6.5 cm. with raised arms Dogon Copper alloy, Ø 2.4, w. 5.3 cm.
Provenance: Dalton Somaré
Dogon Copper alloy, Ø 2.3, h. 3.6 cm.
(Leonardo Vigorelli), Milan; Jack
Kerchache, Paris. Copper alloy, Ø 2.8, h. 5.9 cm.

368. Pendant depicting a 385. Ring with horse and rider

zoomorphic figure rings Dogon 394. Ring surmounted by a kneeling
402. Ring surmounted by a gras-
shopper
411. Ring
Dogon Copper alloy, Ø 2.6, h. 6.1 cm. Dogon
377. Ring with two birds anthropomorphic figure
Iron, wood, h. 4.8, l.10.5 cm. Dogon Copper alloy, Ø 2.4, h. 6.2 cm.
Dogon Dogon Copper alloy, Ø 2.4, h. 3.6 cm.
Copper alloy, Ø 2.9, h. 5.7 cm. Copper alloy, Ø 2.4, h. 7 cm.

369. Pectoral with an 386. Ring with horse and rider

anthropomorphic figure flanked by two standing 403. Ring surmounted by an uni- 412. Ring crowned by a phallic
holding his hands in front of anthropomorphic figures dentified superstructure shaped structure
his eyes Dogon Dogon
Dogon 395. Ring surmounted by a standing
Dogon Copper alloy, Ø 2.9, h. 6.6 cm. anthropomorphic figure hiding Copper alloy, Ø 2.5, h. 4.8 cm. Copper alloy, Ø 3.7, h. 4.2 cm.
Iron, h. 5.4, w. 16.3 cm. his eyes with his hands
Provenance: Willem Spree, Zeist. 378. Ring?
Dogon
Tellem
Copper alloy, Ø 2.4, h. 6.3 cm.
Iron, w. 14.3 cm. 387. Ring crowned by four horses
370. Pectoral with at both ends a 404. Ring surmounted by a zoomor- 413. Ring
sitting anthropomorphic figure Dogon phic figure
Copper alloy, Ø 2.7, h. 5.5 cm. Dogon
holding his hands in front of Dogon
his eys and in the middle an Copper alloy, Ø 2.5, h. 6.4 cm.
anthropomorphic head Copper alloy, Ø 2.7, h. 3.5 cm.
396. Ring surmounted by a standing
Dogon anthropomorphic figure
379. Ring
Copper alloy, w. 15.8 cm. Dogon
Provenance: Dirk Uythof, Delft. Tellem 388. Copper alloy, Ø 2.5, h. 6.2 cm.
Ring crowned by a bird
Iron, Ø 3, w. 8.5 cm. 405. Ring crowned by an unknown 414. Ring crowned by a phallic
371. Earring Dogon superstructure shaped structure
Copper alloy, Ø 2.7, h. 5.9 cm.
Dogon Dogon Dogon
Copper alloy, iron, glass windbead Copper alloy, Ø 2.7, h. 4.6 cm. Copper alloy, Ø 2.8, h. 4.6 cm.
(Amsterdam approx. 1600-1675), Provenance: Galerie Dogon
397. Ring surmounted by a standing
Ø 2.2 cm. 380. Ring anthropomorphic figure hol- (Monica Edelmaier), Berlin.
Tellem ding his head with his hands
389. Ring crowned by a zoomorphic
Iron, Ø 2.7, w. 5.8 cm. figure Dogon 406. Ring crowned by a tortoise 415. Ring crowned by a phallic
372. Earring Copper alloy, Ø 2.5, h. 4.7 cm. shaped structure
Dogon Dogon
Dogon Copper alloy, Ø 2.4, h. 4.9 cm. Dogon
Iron, glass windbead (Amsterdam Copper alloy, Ø 2.4, h. 3.7 cm.
Copper alloy, Ø 2.7, h. 4.7 cm
approx. 1600-1675), Ø 2.8 cm. Provenance: Jos Humblet, Brus-
381. Ring sels.
Tellem 398. Ring surmounted by a sitting
390. Ring with a cabin in which anthropomorphic figure hiding
Iron, Ø 4 cm. an anthropomorphic figure is his eyes with his hands 407. Ring in the form of a snake 416. Ring crowned by two phallic
373. Two lipplugs seated shaped structures
Dogon Dogon
Tellem Dogon Copper alloy, Ø 2.3, h. 5 cm. Copper alloy, Ø 2.8 cm. Dogon
Rock crystal, iron, l. 2.4 and Copper alloy, Ø 2.7, h. 5.1 cm. Copper alloy, Ø 2.8, h. 6.2 cm
4.1 cm.
382. Ring with horse and rider
Dogon 391. Ring crowned by an altar? con- 417. Ring (pendant) crowned by two
Copper alloy, Ø 2.5, h. 6.3. cm. sisting of four sitting anthropo- 399. Ring surmounted by a peanut 408. Ring crownd by five spiral disks
374. Earring Provenance: Guy van Rijn, Brus- conical shaped sturctures
morphic figures Dogon
sels; Pace/Primitive, New York. Dogon Dogon
Dogon Dogon Copper alloy, Ø 2.5, h. 3.9 cm. Copper alloy, Ø 3.2, w. 4.2 cm.
Copper alloy, iron, Ø 2.1 cm. Literature: Dogon 2003, appen- Copper alloy, Ø 3.2, h. 5.2 cm.
Copper alloy, Ø 2.7, h. 5.1 cm.
dix, letter H. Remark: This object is in fact not
a ring, but a pendant that hangs
from a woman’s belt.
418. Ring crowned by two phallic 426. Zoomorphic neck rest with spi-
shaped structures ral motives
Dogon Tellem
Copper alloy, Ø 2.7, h. 7 cm. Wood, h. 15, w. 35 cm.
Provenance: Loed and Mia van Provenance: Lucien van de Velde,
Bussel, Amsterdam Antwerp; Antoine Ferrari de la
Salle, Corsica (coll. #61); Samba
Kamisoko, Bamako.
419. Ring (pendant) crowned by two
conical shaped sturctures
Dogon
427. Zoomorphic neck rest
Copper alloy, Ø 2.7, h. 5.4 cm.
Tellem 433.
Remark: This object is in fact not
Wood, h. 12, w. 26.5 cm.
a ring, but a pendant that hangs
Provenance: Pierre Dartevelle,
from a woman’s belt.
Brussels; Gilbert and Roda Gra-
ham, New York.
420. Ring Published: Dogon sculpture 1997,
p. 43, no. 55 and p. 66, no. 55.
Dogon
Exhibited: Brookville 1997.
Copper alloy, Ø 2.8, h. 5.1 cm.
434.
428. Neck rest
Tellem
421. Ring with pendants Wood, fibre, h. 16.4 , w. 24.3 cm.
Provenance: Galerie Afrikana
Dogon
(A. Fiacco), Zürich.
Twisted iron, Ø 2.8, h. 1.8 cm.
Remark: There is a repair from the
Tellem period.
429. Neck rest 435.
422. Ring Tellem
Tellem/Dogon Wood, h. 15, w. 21.4 cm.
Copper alloy, Ø 2.6, h. 5.3 cm. Published: R. Bedaux 1977, p. 55,
no. 17.
Exhibited: Berg en Dal 1977.
Remark: On the bottom there is
the collection number ‘JBXII’ in
black ink.
423. Ring 436.
Dogon
430. Neck rest
Copper alloy, Ø 2.8, h. 4.6 cm.
Tellem
Wood, h. 14.3, w. 18.4,
Ø 12.2 cm.
Published: R. Bedaux 1977, p. 55,
no. 17.
437.
424. Ring with pendants Exhibited: Berg en Dal 1977.
Dogon Remark: On the bottom there is
Twisted iron, Ø 2.5, h. 2.6 cm. the collection number ‘JBIV’ in
black ink. The repair dates from
the Tellem period. The original
neck rest must have been broken
and a new support in the form of
a wooden bowl-like structure was
added. 438.
neck rests
wood 431. Neck rest
Tellem
425. Zoomorphic neck rest Wood, h. 17.6, w. 23 cm.
Tellem Published: R. Bedaux 1977, p. 55, 439.
no. 17.
Wood, h. 14, w. 33.2 cm.
Exhibited: Berg en Dal 1977.
Provenance: Reginald Groux,
Paris. Remark: On the bottom there is
the collection number ‘JBVII’ in
black ink.
432. Neck rest
Tellem
Wood, h. 17.5, w. 23.6 cm.
Published: R. Bedaux 1977, p. 55,
no. 17.
Exhibited: Berg en Dal 1977.
Remark: On the bottom there is
the collection number ‘JBXXIV’ 441.
in black ink. The four holes at the
bottom indicate a period repair.
Zoomorphic neck rest
Tellem
Wood, h. 6, w. 25 cm.
442.
Published: Bless 2000, with ill.
Exhibited: Apeldoorn 2000.
Neck rest with spiral motives
443.
Tellem
Wood, h. 15.5. w. 17.2 cm.
Published: R. Bedaux 1977, p. 55,
no. 17.
Exhibited: Berg en Dal 1977.
Remark: On the bottom there is
the collection number ‘JBXXIII’
in black ink. 444.
Neck rest
Tellem
Wood, h. 19.5, w. 22 cm.
445.
Neck rest
Tellem
Wood, h. 12, w. 32.5 cm.
446.
Zoomorphic neck rest
Tellem
Wood, h. 17.5, w. 41 cm.
Provenance: Pierre Dartevelle,
Brussels.
447.
Neck rest
Tellem
Wood, h. 17.3, w. 31.8 cm.
448.
Neck rest
Tellem
Wood, h. 15.3, w. 35 cm.
440. Neck rest
Tellem
Wood, h. 15.5 ,w. 30.4 cm.
Provenance: Jean-Pierre Laprugne,
Paris.
Neck rest
Tellem
Wood, h. 21, w. 27.2 cm.
Zoomorphic neck rest
Tellem
Wood, h. 11, w. 21.5 cm.
Neck rest
Tellem
Wood, h. 12.5, w. 18.1 cm.
Neck rest
Tellem
Wood, h. 15.1 w. 33.5 cm.
Remark: The object became badly
damaged because of a wrong res-
toration. The whole neck rest has
been covered by an unidentified
and insoluble black liquid to make
the restoration invisible.
Neck rest
Tellem
Wood, h. 15.2, w. 33 cm.
Neck rest
Tellem
Wood, h. 21.2, w. 35.5 cm.
Provenance: Galerie Africana (A.
Fiacco), Zürich. Dalton Somaré
(Leonardo Vigorelli), Milan.
Neck rest
Tellem
Wood, h. 17, w. 37.5 cm.
Zoomorphic neck rest with
hexagonal supports and spiral
motives
Tellem
Wood, h. 13, w. 24 cm.
449. Neck rest 457. Zoomorphic neck rest
Tellem Tellem
Wood, h. 9, w. 31 cm. Wood, h. 9.5, w. 20.3 cm.
Provenance: Willem Minderman,
The Hague.
450. Zoomorphic neck rest
458. Zoomorphic neck rest
Tellem
Wood, h. 11.8 w. 35 cm. Tellem/Dogon
Wood, h. 15.5, w. 35 cm.
Provenance: Joshua Dimondstein,
Los Angeles.
451. Zoomorphic neck rest 459. Zoomorphic neck rest
Tellem Tellem
Wood, h. 17, w. 27.5 cm. Wood, h. 16.4, w. 24 cm.
Published: R. Bedaux 1977, p. 55,
no. 17.
Exhibited: Berg en Dal 1977.
Remark: On the bottom there is
the collection number ‘JBIII’ in
460. Zoomorphic neck rest
black ink.
Tellem
Wood, h. 17.8, w. 24 cm.
452.
Zoomorphic neck rest Published: Bless 2000, with ill.
Tellem Exhibited: Apeldoorn 2000.
Wood, h. 14.5, w. 28.2 cm.
Remark: Noteworthy is the semi-
circular bottom, so the neck rest 461. Neck rest
moves with the vertical movement Tellem
of the head. Wood, h. 13, w. 18.6 cm.
Published: R. Bedaux 1977, p. 55,
no. 17.
453. Zoomorphic neck rest
Exhibited: Berg en Dal 1977.
Tellem Remark: On the bottom there is
Wood, h. 13, w. 28 cm. the collection number ‘JBXVI’ in
Published: R. Bedaux 1977, p. 55, black ink.
no. 17.
Exhibited: Berg en Dal 1977.
Remark: On the bottom there is 462. Neck rest
the collection number ‘JBII’ in Tellem
black ink. Wood, h. 14.2, w. 19.5 cm.
454. Neck rest
Tellem
Wood, h. 10.5, w. 20.8 cm.
Provenance: Ben Hunter, London. 463. Neck rest
Tellem
Wood, h. 14.2, w. 19.5 cm.
455. Zoomorphic neck rest
Tellem
Wood, h. 12.5, w. 40 cm.
464. Headrest
Tellem
Wood, h. 7, Ø 8.2 cm.
456. Zoomorphic neck rest
Tellem
Wood, h. 11.2, w. 26 cm. 465. Zoomorphic neck rest
Published: R. Bedaux 1977, p. 55,
Tellem
no. 17.
Wood, h. 11, w. 31.2 cm.
Exhibited: Berg en Dal 1977.
Remark: On the bottom there
is the collection number ‘JBI’ in
black ink.
466. Headrest 474. Neck rest 482. Neck rest 490. Neck rest 498. Zoomorphic votive neck rest 507. Votive neck rest
Tellem Tellem Tellem Tellem Tellem Tellem
Wood, h. 2.3, Ø 6.3 cm. Wood, h. 16.8, w. 24 cm. Wood, h. 4.8, w. 24 cm. Wood, h. 3, w. 16.2 cm. Iron, h. 10.2, w. 19.8 cm. Iron, h. 7.7, w. 7.9 cm.
Published: R. Bedaux 1977, p. 55,
no. 17.
Exhibited: Berg en Dal 1977.
Remark: On the bottom there is
467. Zoomorphic neck rest 475. Neck rest the collection number ‘JBXVII’ in 491. Neck rest 499. Zoomorphic votive neck rest
black ink. 508. Zoomorphic votive neck rest
Tellem Tellem Tellem Tellem
Wood, h. 13.2, w. 32.5 cm. Wood, h. 17.3, w. 26.3 cm. Wood, h. 3, w. 14 cm. Tellem
Iron, h. 9.1, w. 16.2 cm.
Provenance: Reginald Groux, 483. Neck rest Iron, w. 27 cm.
Paris. Remark: The neck rest was found
Tellem without its support.
Wood, h. 3.5, w. 15.2 cm.

476. Neck rest 500. Zoomorphic votive neck rest

468. Neck rest
Tellem Tellem
Tellem Wood, h. 12.3, w. 22.2 cm. iron
objects for daily use
Iron, h. 6.4, w. 13.5 cm.
Wood, h. 16.1, w. 23.2 cm.
484. Neck rest
weapons and hunting attributes
492. Zoomorphic neck rest
Tellem Tellem
Wood, h. 3.3, w. 15.3 cm. Iron, h. 16, w. 19.3 cm. 509. Shield
501. Zoomorphic votive neck rest Tellem
477. Neck rest
469. Neck rest Tellem Leather, Ø 78, th. 0.7 cm.
Tellem Provenance: Ufundi (Emmanuel
Iron, h. 8.6, w. 11.6 cm.
Tellem Wood, h. 14, w. 19 cm. Ameloot), Brussels.
Wood, h. 11.2, w. 17.5 cm. 493. Neck rest
Provenance: Pierre Dartevelle, 485. Neck rest Tellem
Brussels.
Tellem Iron, h. 15.2, w. 15.5 cm.
478. Neck rest decorated with spiral Wood, h. 3, w. 23.7 cm. 502. Zoomorphic votive neck rest 510. Knife and sheath
motives Dogon
Tellem
Tellem Iron, wood, leather, l. 38.8 cm.
Iron, h. 9.7, w. 18.6 cm.
470. Neck rest Wood, h. 16.7, w. 24 cm.
Tellem Published: R. Bedaux 1977, p. 55, 494. Neck rest
Wood, h. 11.8, w. 17.9 cm. no. 17.
Tellem
Exhibited: Berg en Dal 1977.
486. Neck rest Iron, h. 13.5, w. 19.9 cm.
Remark: On the bottom there is
the collection number ‘JBV’ in Tellem 503. Zoomorphic votive neck rest
black ink. Wood, h. 6.3, w. 17.2 cm. Tellem
Iron, h. 5.3, w. 8.2 cm.
Provenance: Pierre Dartevelle,
471. Neck rest 479. Neck rest
Brussels.
Tellem 511. Knife and sheath
Tellem
Wood, h. 15.5, w. 24.1 cm. Wood, h. 5, w. 26.4 cm. votive neck rests Dogon
Published: Bless 2000, with ill. 487. Neck rest Iron, wood, leather, l. 55 cm.
495. Zoomorphic votive neck rest 504. Zoomorphic votive neck rest
Exhibited: Apeldoorn 2000. Tellem
Wood, h. 5.1, w. 21.6 cm. Tellem Tellem
Iron, h. 11.7, w. 18.9 cm. Iron, h. 13.5, w. 10.2 cm.
480. Neck rest Provenance: Reginald Groux,
Paris.
Tellem
472. Neck rest 488. Neck rest
Wood, h. 3, w. 17.2 cm.
Tellem Published: R. Bedaux 1977, p. 55, Tellem
Wood, h. 16.5, w. 22.7 cm. no. 17. Wood, h. 2.9, w. 20 cm. 505. Zoomorphic votive neck rest
Exhibited: Berg en Dal 1977. Published: R. Bedaux 1977, p. 55, 496. Zoomorphic votive neck rest Tellem
Remark: On the bottom there is no. 17. 512. Bow
Tellem Iron, h. 13.5, w. 10.2 cm.
the collection number ‘JBXX’ in Exhibited: Berg en Dal 1977. Iron, h. 10.3, w. 18.8 cm. Tellem
black ink. Remark: On the bottom there is Wood, l. 156.5 cm.
the collection number ‘JBXIX’ in Provenance: Sjoerd and Gertha
black ink. van ‘t Oever, Heerewaarden.
473. Neck rest 481. Neck rest Remark: There is the same scaly
Tellem Tellem relief as on the top of the neck of
Wood, h. 10.9, w. 31.5 cm. Wood, h. 3,2, w. 14,9 cm. 489. Neck rest the Tellem harp number 249.
497. Zoomorphic votive neck rest 506. Zoomorphic votive neck rest
Published: R. Bedaux 1977, p. 55, Published: R. Bedaux 1977, p. 55, Tellem
Tellem Tellem
no. 17. no. 17. Wood, h. 2.8, w. 13.2 cm.
Iron, h. 12.1, w. 20.7 cm. Iron, h. 4.5, w. 8 cm.
Exhibited: Berg en Dal 1977. Exhibited: Berg en Dal 1977.
Remark: On the bottom there is Remark: On the bottom there is
the collection number ‘JBVIII’ in the collection number ‘JBXXII’ in
black ink. black ink.
513. Quiver and arrow 521. Spearhead 528. Stool 535. Pulley knives 548. Knife
Tellem Tellem Tellem/Dogon Dogon Tellem
Quiver: Wood, cover of untanned Iron, l. 20.5 cm. Wood, h. 8, w. 27.1 cm. Wood, fibre, h. 18.4 cm. 541. Ritual knife Iron, wood, ritual patina, l. 21 cm.
leather, l. 59 cm. Published: Bless 2000, with ill. Dogon Remark: The figure on top is cov-
Arrow: Wood, iron, fibre, Exhibited: Apeldoorn 2000. Copper alloy, h. 8.6 cm. ering his eyes with his hands.
l. 91.5 cm. Remark: This object is a receptacle Provenance: Nathalie Tarquini,
as well. It also may have been used Marseille.
as a neck rest.
514. Knife used to draw a bow
Tellem 522. Knife with sheath, small knife
Iron, l. 26.2, inside handle 7.5 cm. with sheath and a case 529. Stool
Remark: See for literature on this Dogon Dogon
kind of knives (called Spannmesser Wood, h. 24.5, Ø 22.5 cm. 536. Pulley surmounted by an 549. Knife
Iron, wood, copper alloy, leather. anthropomorphic figure
in German): Wiethase 2007, Tellem
Big knife, h. 40 cm; small knife
p. 63. Dogon Iron, wood, leather, textile, knife
and sheath, h. 9.8 cm; leather case 542. Knife with sheath
Wood, h. 16.5 cm. 32, sheath 22.2 cm.
h. 11.5 cm. Tellem
Provenance: John Dintenfass, New
515. Ring-bell York. Iron, copper alloy, wood, leather.
530. Stool Knife l. 29.9, sheath l. 22.6 cm.
Tellem 523. Dagger
Iron, bel h. 5.8, ring Ø 3.4 cm. Dogon Provenance: Roger Lefèvre, Brus-
Tellem sels.
Remark: See for literature on this Wood, h. 31.5, Ø 25.5 cm.
Iron, textile, l. 43.2 cm.
kind of ring-bells that were used in
archery: Wiethase 2007, p. 64-65.
543. Knife with sheath
537. Pulley surmounted by an Tellem
anhropomorphic male and 550. Knife
516. Knife and sheath Iron, wood, leather. Knife l. 32.9,
female Tellem
Tellem sheath 27 cm.
531. Stool Dogon Provenance: Roger Lefèvre, Brus- Iron, wood, l. 27 cm.
Iron, wood, leather, l. 19.5 cm.
524. Hunter’s bag, knife and case
Remark: This kind of knife was Dogon Wood, h. 19.5 cm. sels.
worn on the upper-arm. Dogon Wood, h. 22, Ø 22.7 cm. Provenance: David Norden, Ant-
Leather, wood, iron, cotton. Bag, werp.
l. 21.5, w. 17.7 cm; knife and 544. Razor blades
sheath, l. 23 cm; leather case, l. Telllem
517. Ring-bell 11.5, w. 9.1 cm. Iron, l. 9 – 12.4 cm, except for the
Tellem Remark: The bag contained needle longest one which is 19.9 cm.
Iron, bel h. 6.1, ring Ø 3.6 cm. and thread and an old razor 532. Stool
holder. 538. Pulley 551. Knife
Remark: See for literature on this
Dogon Dogon 545. Knife Tellem/Dogon
kind of ring-bells that were used in
Wood, h. 26, Ø 17.5 cm. Wood, h. 19 cm. Iron, wood, l. 48 cm.
archery: Wiethase 2007, p. 64-65. Tellem
Provenance: Galerie Dogon (Mon- Iron, wood, l. 44.3 cm.
ica Edelmaier), Berlin.
518. Catapult stools
Dogon 525. Stool
Wood, cotton, h. 20.1 cm.
Dogon
Wood, h. 37, Ø 31.5 cm.
Provenance: Dalton Somaré pulleys
(Leonardo Vigorelli), Milan. 552. Knife
533. Pulley 539. Pulley Dogon
Dogon Dogon 546. Knife Iron, wood, l. 40.6 cm.
Wood, h. 19 cm. Wood, h. 30 cm. Tellem
519. Arrow-head Iron, wood, leather, l. 34 cm.
Tellem
Iron, wood, fibre, 9.4 cm.
Remark: Similar to the arrow-head 526. Stool
from the arrow as in number 513. Tellem
Wood, h. 10, w. 34.5 cm.

534. Pulley 553. Knife

520. Spearhead 540. Pulley
Tellem/Dogon Tellem/Dogon
Tellem Wood, h. 18.5 cm. Dogon Iron, wood, l. 24.5 cm.
Iron, l. 27.1 cm. Remark: As this pulley most pos- Wood, h. 21.5 cm. 547. Knife Remark: The figure is covering his
sibly dates from the Tellem period, Tellem eyes with his hands
527. Stool it would be worthwhile to date Iron, wood, l. 40 cm.
Tellem it. It would proof that the Tellem Remark: Possibsly the knife was
Wood, h. 17.7, w. 42.5 cm. people manufactured textiles. bent after the death of the owner,
Provenance: Galerie Afrikana (A. when it was used as a burial gift.
Fiiacco), Zürich.
554. Knife 561. Spoon 570. Hairpin 580. Hairpin 589. Pipe 597. Stopper surmounted by an
Dogon Tellem Dogon Dogon Dogon anthropomorphic figure
Iron, wood, l. 33.9 cm. Wood, l. 31.9 cm. Aluminum, l. 8 cm. Iron, l. 10.6 cm. Wood, l. 14.5. h. 4.8 cm. Dogon
Provenance: Ufundi (Emmanuel Wood, l. 22.8 cm.
Ameloot), Brussels

562. Spatula 571. Hairpin

581. Hairpin
Tellem Tellem 590. Lamp surmounted by an
Iron, l. 17.5 cm. Dogon anthropomorphic figure
Wood, leather, l. 29.8 cm. Copper alloy, l. 7.5 cm. 598. Hoe
Dogon
Iron, h. 65.7 cm. Tellem
572. Iron, l. 59.3 cm.
Hairpin
555. Knife 563. Spoon Tellem/Dogon 582. Hairpin
Dogon Tellem Iron, 6.2 cm.
Wood, l. 18.5 cm. Dogon
Iron, wood, l. 42.4 cm.
Copper alloy, l. 15.8 cm.
573. Hairpin 591. Lamp crowned by an anthropo- 599. Weaver’s stick surmounted by
Dogon morphic figure an anthropomorphic figure
564. Spoon
Copper alloy, l. 12.5 cm. Dogon Dogon
Tellem/Dogon 583. Hairpin
Iron, l. 17.2 cm. Iron, h. 70.5 cm. Wood, 90.7 cm.
Dogon
Copper alloy, l. 7.2 cm.

565. Spoon 574. Hairpin

556. Knife 600. Weaver’s stick surmounted
Tellem Dogon 584. Hairpin
Dogon 592. Lamp on both ends by four sitting
Wood, l. 28.5 cm. Copper alloy, l. 19.7 cm. anthropomorphic figures
Iron, wood, l. 33.7 cm. Dogon
Tellem
Wood, l. 11.5 cm. Dogon
Iron, h. 20.5 cm.
Wood, l. 91.5 cm.
566. Spatula
Dogon 575. Hairpin 585. Hairpin
Iron, 43.9 cm.
Dogon Dogon 601. Pounder
Remark: It has been suggested
Copper alloy, l. 16.4 cm. Copper alloy, l. 6.6 cm.
that the object was used to take 593. Lamp Dogon
Provenance: Jos Humblet, Brus-
glowing charcoal out of the fire to Wood, l. 153.5 cm., Ø 8.8 cm.,
557. Knife sels. Tellem
bring it elswhere. weight 6,6 kilo.
Dogon Iron, h. 15.5 cm.
Provenance: Franc Robichez,
Iron, l. 51.1 cm. Brussels
576. Hairpin
Dogon pipes, lamps and other objects
567. Double spatula Copper alloy, l. 16 cm. 586. Pipe-cover
Provenance: Jos Humblet, Brus-
Dogon Dogon 594. Knife and pair of tweezers
sels.
Wood, 64.7cm. Copper alloy, h. 6 cm., lower Ø Tellem
3.3 cm. Iron, l. 20.2 cm.
Provenance: Guy van Rijn, Brus- Provenance: Adriaan Blom, Basel. 602. Small pounder
577. Hairpin sels; Pace/Primitive, New York. Dogon
spoons Dogon
Copper alloy, l. 12.3 cm.
Published: Dogon 2003, appen-
dix, letter I.
Wood, l. 74 cm.

558. Spoon Exhibited: New York 2003.

Dogon
Wood, l. 42 cm. 595. Unidentified tool
Tellem
hairpins 578. Hairpin 587. Pipe Iron, l. 13.2 cm.
Dogon Provenance: Adriaan Blom, Basel.
Dogon Copper alloy, h. 7.8 cm.
568. Hairpin Wood, iron, l. 16.5 cm.
559. Spatula Dogon
Tellem Copper alloy, l. 15.7 cm. 603. Unidentified object
Wood, l. 18 cm. Provenance: Jos Humblet, Brus-
Dogon
sels.
596. Wood, 69.4 cm.
Unidentified tool
579. Hairpin Provenance: Guy van Rijn, Brus-
Tellem sels.
560. Spatula Dogon 588. Two pipes
Iron, l. 19.2 cm.
569. Hairpin Wood, l. 19 cm. Dogon
Tellem Provenance: Adriaan Blom, Basel.
Wood, l. 19.9 cm. Tellem Wood, left l. 9.2, h. 4.1 cm., right
Iron, l. 12.8 cm. l. 10, h. 4.3 cm.
 Receptacles 611. Decorated basket
Tellem
620. Bowl
Tellem
628. Small pot with anthropomor-
phic figure who clings to the
636. Ceremonial vessel
Dogon
643. Round cap
Tellem
edge
604. Gourd bowl with lid Reed, h. 5.6, Ø 19.2 cm. Wood, h. 8.2, w. 34.5 cm. Wood, h. 63.5 cm. Brown and blue cotton in plain
Dogon weave, h. 20, Ø 20 cm.
Tellem Copper alloy, h. 4.1, Ø 4.7 cm.
Gourd, fibre, h. 45.9 cm.
Remark: Native repairs from the
Tellem period. 612. Footed funerary bow
621. Container
Tellem 629. Small container surmounted by 644. Round cap
Terracotta, h. 12.6, Ø 15.2 cm. Tellem
an anthropomorphic figure Tellem
Wood, h. 11, w. 23.3 cm.
Remark: The container possibly Dogon 637. Small decorated case Quilted brown cotton decorated
functioned also as a neck rest. Wood, l. 12.5 cm. with a sculpture of an with blue embroidery, h. 19.5 cm.,
anthropomorphic figure hiding Ø 23 cm.
his eys
605. Gourd bowl with lid 613. Bowl Dogon
Tellem 622. Bowl Leather, wood, case l. 11.3, w. 8.3
Tellem
Gourd, fibre, h. 39.5 cm. Wood, h. 10.5, Ø 19 cm. Tellem/Dogon 630. Two small containers cm, sculpture h. 9.1 cm. 645. Narrow band
Remark: See number 607 for its Wood, h. 9.5, w. 35.8 cm. Dogon Tellem
rope-net. Wood, ritual patina, left h. 2.8, w. Cotton in plain weave with blue
638. Food container decorated with
8 cm., right h. 3.6, w. 8.4 cm. reliefs of four crocodiles weft stripes, l. 616.5, w. 12.5 cm.
Dogon
614. Footed funerary bow
631. Bride gourd Wood, h. 11, l. 69 cm.
Tellem 623. Zoomorphic butter container
Terracotta, h. 13.5 cm. Dogon
Dogon
Wood, fibre, leather, cowry shells, 639. Zoomorphic container 646. Round cap
Wood, iron, h. 11.5, w. 27.4 cm.
h. 20, Ø 22 cm.
Tellem Tellem
606. Gourd bowl with lid Wood, h. 17.3, l. 52.5 cm. Quilted brown cotton decorated
Tellem with blue embroidery of geo-
Gourd, fibre, h. 22.1 cm. metrical and zoomorphic patterns,
615. Bowl h. 19 cm.
624. Gourd bowl for water 632. Bride gourd
Tellem Dogon Dogon
Wood, h. 7.3, Ø 13.5 cm. Gourd, fibre, h. 27 cm. Wood, fibre, leather, reed, cowry 647. Apron
shells, h. 20,5, Ø 27 cm. textile and clothing Tellem
Leather, w. 38 cm.
640. Blanket (uldebe)
Dogon
616. Bowl Cotton textile l. 203, w. 109 cm
607. Rope-net Tellem 625. Receptacle in the form of a 633. Small container with standing in 6 bands.
Wood, h. 10.3, Ø 24.2 cm. gourd with snake motives anthropomorphic figure on the Remark: See for the origin of these 648. Top of hat?
Tellem
Dogon lid blankets: Gardi 2011. Tellem
Fibre
Remark: This rope-net belonged Copper alloy, h. 24.5 cm. Dogon Leather, textile, l. 20 cm.
to the gourd bowl of number 605. Wood, h. 22.5 cm.

608. Basket 617. Decorated bowl

Tellem Dogon
Wood, h. 15.5 cm. 649. Ankle-guard from sandal
Reed, h. 22.5 cm. 626. Container surmounted by a sit-
ting figure hiding his eys with 641. Blanket (uldebe) Tellem
his hands Leather, h. 10.7, w. 6.2 cm.
634. Cup decorated with three Dogon
Dogon Cotton textile, l. 186, w. 117 cm,
anthropomorphic heads
Wood, h. 30 cm. in 9 bands.
Remark: There are three reliefs Dogon
609. Decorated basket Povenance: Ufundi (Emmanuel 650. Boot with decorative pattern
618. Decorated bowl with standing anthropomorphic Wood, h. 15.6 cm.
Tellem Ameloot), Brussels
figures with raised arms on the Tellem
Dogon Literature: See for the origin of
Reed, h. 5.2, Ø 20.5 cm. container. Leather, pigments, h. 61 cm.
Wood, h. 13.5, Ø 24.5 cm. these blankets: Gardi 2011.
Provenanace: Ufundi (Emmanuel
Remark: Native repair with iron
Amelot), Brussels.
and fibre.
627. Container crowned by a kneel-
ing anthropomorphic figure 635. Footed decorated cup 642. Children’s shirt with charm
610. Basket Dogon Tellem Tellem
Tellem 619. Decorated bowl Wood, h. 18 cm. Wood, h. 12 cm. Cotton textile in plain weave with
Reed, leather, h. 13.8 cm. Dogon blue weft stripes, vegetal charm, l.
Wood, h. 15 cm. 25, w. 18.4 cm.
exhibitions

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 Colophon

I would like to thank the following people for various reasons. Especially
Mamadou Keita and Jeroen Clausman. Also Alex Arthur, Wouter van Beek,
Adriaan Blom, Huib Blom, Pierre Dartevelle, Bernhard Gardi, Reginald Groux,
Amadou Kodio, Guy van Rijn, John Tenney, Leonardo Vigorelli and Wil
Werkhoven.

Text: Jan Baptist Bedaux

Lay-out: Jan Baptist Bedaux and Jeroen Clausman
Photographs: Peter Rothengatter and Tito and Sandro Spini (no. 248.1-248.2)
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