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Dogon Iron Hook Figure (Mali):
Dogon Iron Hook Figure(Mali)
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.
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.
Artefact Code: AF0054
Dogon Iron Hook Figure(Mali)
Map of Africa showing the tribal area of the Senufo in southwest Mali and north Cote d'Ivoire West Africa: Tribal area of the Dogon people located in central Mali around the escarpment south of Bandiagara.
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