The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Figure: Seated Male (Nommo)

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Robert Davidson's Work

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Artist Robert Davidson, whose work is featured in the exhibition The Coe Collection of American Indian Art (on view December 6, 2011–October 14, 2012), discusses the artwork of his ancestors.

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Figure: Seated Male (Nommo)

Date:: 16th–20th century
Geography:: Mali
Culture:: Dogon peoples
Medium:: Wood
Dimensions:: H x W x D: 20 1/2 x 4 7/8 x 4in. (52.1 x 12.4 x 10.2cm)
Classification:: Wood-Sculpture
Credit Line:: Gift of Lester Wunderman, 1977
Accession Number:: 1977.394.8

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