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The Dogon Iron Hook Figure with a rectangular tapering shaft terminating
in a curving hook with an iron bell attached.
The remains of two other hooks can be seen on the top of the coroded shaft.
Material: iron; length: 260mm; width: 60mm; a rust brown patina with patches of scale.
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In the Dogon language the iron hook figures are called 'gobo' and the bell-like dangles
focus and attract spiritual forces in Dogon sanctuaries.
Collected in Mali at Sangha, above the Bandiagara Escarpment and acquired by
LukLuk Gallery in 1999.
The Dogon people are located in central Mali in West Africa.
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