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这件作品可观的体量和复杂的形式使学者认为，它或许是在某个多贡大家族中显赫家庭成员的葬礼上用于展示的。其构图形式雄辩地说明了人类的二元性及男女既迥异又互补的伙伴关系。两位人物拉长的身体以一系列平行的垂直线和穿插其中将他们彼此连接的水平线来表达。艺术家用朴素的优雅和简约的细节刻画将男女之间的关系提炼表达为一种完全融洽的结合。
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标题: 夫妻坐像
创作日期: 十八世纪至十九世纪早期
地域: 马里
文化: 多贡人
材料: 木头，金属
尺寸: 高283⁄4 英寸（73厘米）
来源信息: 莱斯特·伟门捐赠，1977年
藏品编号: 1977.394.15
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