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Dogon

Figural Altar Pin

Dogon, 1800-1899

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Dogon

Figural Altar Pin

Dogon, 1800-1899

Physical Qualities Iron, 18.4 x 14.3 x 2.8 cm.
Credit Line Anonymous Gift
Object Number 1999.481
Pin with conical head with incised eyes, nose and mouth, and long triangular flat arms ending in four fingers each
The Baltimore Museum of Art by gift, 1999; purchased from Pierre Verite, Paris.

Culture

Dogon

2000–2000

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