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Couple assis

18th–early 19th century
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 341
Du fait de ses dimensions impressionnantes et de sa complexité formelle, les spécialistes tendent à penser que cette sculpture a été exécutée pour être exhibée à l’occasion des funérailles de membres influents d’une famille élargie, chez les Dogon. La composition de la pièce souligne à la fois la dualité de l’être humain et la forte complémentarité de l’homme et de la femme. Les corps allongés sont formés de lignes verticales parallèles, que croisent et unissent une série de lignes horizontales. Par une élégance discrète et une économie de moyens, l’artiste a fondu l’homme et la femme en une union parfaitement intégrée et harmonieuse.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Titre: Couple assis
  • Date: XVIIe siècle–début XIXe siècle
  • Aire géographique: Mali
  • Culture: Peuple dogon
  • Technique: Bois et métal
  • Dimensions: H. 73 cm
  • Crédits: Don de Lester Wunderman, 1977
  • Accession Number: 1977.394.15
  • Curatorial Department: The Michael C. Rockefeller Wing

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