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<p>[QUOTE="2manybooks, post: 4354020, member: 8267"]Looking at other Dogon bronze horses with riders, the example [USER=10944]@J Dagger[/USER] posted looks like an outlier, and may have been misidentified. The faces on the figures are much more consistent with Dhokra style.</p><p><br /></p><p>Dogon faces:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]361719[/ATTACH]</p><p><a href="https://www.lot-art.com/auction-lots/Horse-rider-African-bronze-Dogon-Mali/32358659-horse_rider-10.12.19-catawiki" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.lot-art.com/auction-lots/Horse-rider-African-bronze-Dogon-Mali/32358659-horse_rider-10.12.19-catawiki" rel="nofollow">https://www.lot-art.com/auction-lots/Horse-rider-African-bronze-Dogon-Mali/32358659-horse_rider-10.12.19-catawiki</a></p><p> [ATTACH=full]361733[/ATTACH] Compare these faces with the Dhokra faces below.</p><p><br /></p><p>Although I cannot find an exact comparison with all of the features, I think [USER=41546]@Yachtingcentral[/USER] 's artifact was made in India by a Dhokra artisan of West Bengal, as [USER=2844]@Any Jewelry[/USER] and [USER=5718]@i need help[/USER] suggested. In particular, I am looking at the hats on the figures; the sword held by the first rider; the instruments - the double headed drum held by the 2nd rider, the kettle drum held by the 4th rider, and the horns (none of these are typical Dogon instruments); and the wheels.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]361717[/ATTACH]</p><p><a href="https://www.coshalart.com/products/horse-rider-dhokra-crafted-tribal-handicraft-home-decor-coshal-art-ba053" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.coshalart.com/products/horse-rider-dhokra-crafted-tribal-handicraft-home-decor-coshal-art-ba053" rel="nofollow">https://www.coshalart.com/products/horse-rider-dhokra-crafted-tribal-handicraft-home-decor-coshal-art-ba053</a></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://static.tarangarts.com/product_images/s1200__1794_6_1/bastar-arts-horse-rider.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><a href="https://www.tarangarts.com/bastar-arts-horse-rider_pro/12844_267511" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.tarangarts.com/bastar-arts-horse-rider_pro/12844_267511" rel="nofollow">https://www.tarangarts.com/bastar-arts-horse-rider_pro/12844_267511</a></p><p>("Bastar" refers to Dhokra art)</p><p><br /></p><p>You can see several of the same instruments here:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]361740[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://odishabytes.com/dhokra-artists-need-govt-support-to-save-the-art-from-dying/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://odishabytes.com/dhokra-artists-need-govt-support-to-save-the-art-from-dying/" rel="nofollow">https://odishabytes.com/dhokra-artists-need-govt-support-to-save-the-art-from-dying/</a></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]361741[/ATTACH]</p><p><a href="https://www.indianshelf.in/brass-temple-statue-of-rider-on-horse-with-wheels/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.indianshelf.in/brass-temple-statue-of-rider-on-horse-with-wheels/" rel="nofollow">https://www.indianshelf.in/brass-temple-statue-of-rider-on-horse-with-wheels/</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="2manybooks, post: 4354020, member: 8267"]Looking at other Dogon bronze horses with riders, the example [USER=10944]@J Dagger[/USER] posted looks like an outlier, and may have been misidentified. The faces on the figures are much more consistent with Dhokra style. Dogon faces: [ATTACH=full]361719[/ATTACH] [URL]https://www.lot-art.com/auction-lots/Horse-rider-African-bronze-Dogon-Mali/32358659-horse_rider-10.12.19-catawiki[/URL] [ATTACH=full]361733[/ATTACH] Compare these faces with the Dhokra faces below. Although I cannot find an exact comparison with all of the features, I think [USER=41546]@Yachtingcentral[/USER] 's artifact was made in India by a Dhokra artisan of West Bengal, as [USER=2844]@Any Jewelry[/USER] and [USER=5718]@i need help[/USER] suggested. In particular, I am looking at the hats on the figures; the sword held by the first rider; the instruments - the double headed drum held by the 2nd rider, the kettle drum held by the 4th rider, and the horns (none of these are typical Dogon instruments); and the wheels. [ATTACH=full]361717[/ATTACH] [URL]https://www.coshalart.com/products/horse-rider-dhokra-crafted-tribal-handicraft-home-decor-coshal-art-ba053[/URL] [IMG]https://static.tarangarts.com/product_images/s1200__1794_6_1/bastar-arts-horse-rider.jpg[/IMG] [URL]https://www.tarangarts.com/bastar-arts-horse-rider_pro/12844_267511[/URL] ("Bastar" refers to Dhokra art) You can see several of the same instruments here: [ATTACH=full]361740[/ATTACH] [URL]https://odishabytes.com/dhokra-artists-need-govt-support-to-save-the-art-from-dying/[/URL] [ATTACH=full]361741[/ATTACH] [URL]https://www.indianshelf.in/brass-temple-statue-of-rider-on-horse-with-wheels/[/URL][/QUOTE]
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