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Dogon miniature spiritual ladder from Mali
Dogon miniature spiritual ladder from Mali
- Country: Mali
- Tribe: Dogon
- Period: 20th century
- Material: wood
- Size: 41 cm (43 cm incl. stand)
- As this is not an Asian piece we still have this from our private collection
- Not sure if this piece has the same function as the other small ladders or used on the altar for another purpose
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Full size Dogon ladders have the utilitarian function of enabling people to get to their homes and granaries. Miniature ladders have a purely spiritual purpose. In a seperate part of the house the people have an altar with various small statues and a small clay jar in which resides the soul of the family's head. The tiny ladder lies against this jar and will serve, upon the decease of its owner, to enable his soul to climb to the hereafter and join his ancestors
- To learn more about the Dogon people, see link:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dogon_people
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Dogon miniature spiritual ladder from Mali