LELOUP (Hélène) DEGE. THE DOGON HERITAGE. - Lot 208

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LELOUP (Hélène) DEGE. THE DOGON HERITAGE. - Lot 208
LELOUP (Hélène) DEGE. THE DOGON HERITAGE. Nantes, Museum of Fine Arts, 1995. Quarto, 64 pp., paperback, black-and-white photographic cover. Catalog of the exhibition held at the Chapelle de l'Oratoire of the Nantes Museum of Fine Arts, June 21–September 18, 1995. Approximately 90 black-and-white photographic reproductions, mostly full-page, featuring sculptures, masks, chairs, ritual objects, iron insignia, and other works drawn primarily from private collections. The BnF catalog entry confirms the Nantes exhibition and the 1995 publication. First edition of the exhibition catalog. An important catalog devoted to Dogon statuary and arts, edited by Hélène Leloup, a leading specialist in the arts of Mali and particularly in Dogon sculpture. The volume presents a carefully selected collection of objects, accompanied by entries specifying dimensions, materials, geographic provenance, ritual function, and original collections. This catalog is now particularly valuable as a reference and provenance source: several works reproduced in *Dege* have since been featured in major exhibitions or have reappeared on the international market. Sotheby’s explicitly cites the Nantes catalog in the bibliography for several pieces from the Hélène Leloup collection, notably a dog statue reproduced on p. 26, no. 30, and an important Dogon mask reproduced on p. 50, no. 86. Even more recently, objects offered on the French market have been documented by their reproductions in this catalog. Copy in generally good condition. Slight scuffing and signs of wear on the cover; interior clean and well-preserved.
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