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Title:Double-Headed Figure
Date:16th–20th century
Geography:Mali, Bandiagara region
Culture:Dogon or Tellem peoples (?)
Medium:Wood, sacrificial materials
Dimensions:H. 20 3/8 x W. 2 3/4 x D. 2 1/2 in. (51.8 x 7 x 6.4 cm)
Classification:Wood-Sculpture
Credit Line:Gift of Lester Wunderman, 1977
Object Number:1977.394.11
Daniel Marchesseau, France, until 1965; (Parke-Bernet Gallery, New York, December 4, 1965, no. 30); Lester Wunderman, New York, 1965–1977
Brooklyn Museum. "African Art of the Dogon: The Myths of the Cliff Dwellers," April 4, 1973–May 20, 1973.
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. "African Art of the Dogon: The Myths of the Cliff Dwellers," July 15, 1973–September 2, 1973.
New Orleans Museum of Art. "African Art of the Dogon: The Myths of the Cliff Dwellers," September 22, 1973–October 21, 1973.
Kansas City. Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. "African Art of the Dogon: The Myths of the Cliff Dwellers," November 10, 1973–December 9, 1973.
Toledo Museum of Art. "African Art of the Dogon: The Myths of the Cliff Dwellers," January 1, 1974–February 3, 1974.
Austin. Blanton Museum of Art. "African Art of the Dogon: The Myths of the Cliff Dwellers," February 23, 1974–March 24, 1974.
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. "African Art of the Dogon: The Myths of the Cliff Dwellers," April 13, 1974–May 12, 1974.
Dallas Museum of Art. "African Art of the Dogon: The Myths of the Cliff Dwellers," June 5, 1974–July 7, 1974.
The Detroit Institute of Arts. "African Art of the Dogon: The Myths of the Cliff Dwellers," August 1, 1974–September 8, 1974.
Dayton Art Institute. "African Art of the Dogon: The Myths of the Cliff Dwellers," September 28, 1974–October 22, 1974.
Utica. Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute. "African Art of the Dogon: The Myths of the Cliff Dwellers," November 9, 1974–December 8, 1974.
Columbus Museum of Art. "African Art of the Dogon: The Myths of the Cliff Dwellers," January 1, 1975–February 9, 1975.
Art Institute of Chicago. "African Art of the Dogon: The Myths of the Cliff Dwellers," March 1, 1975–April 20, 1975.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "Art of the Dogon: Selections from the Lester Wunderman Collection," February 10–July 10, 1988.
African Art: From Angola, Congo-Leopoldville, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Mali and Upper Volta. New York: Parke-Bernet Galleries, December 4, 1965, p. 20, no. 30.
Laude, Jean. African Art of the Dogon: The Myths of the Cliff Dwellers. New York: Brooklyn Museum, 1973, pp. 48, 54, no. 24.
Ezra, Kate. Art of the Dogon: Selections from the Lester Wunderman Collection. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1988, no. 20.
Van Beek, Walter E. A. "Functions of Sculpture in Dogon Religion." African Arts vol. 21, no. 4 (August 1988), pp. 58–65,91.
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