Anthropomorphic filiform statue 

Title: Filiform Anthropomorphic Statue
Description: Wooden statue depicting a standing female anthropomorphic figure, arms at her sides, with a ritualistic intent. The proportions are elongated, with an accentuated verticality. The anatomical and ornamental details (hairstyle, scarifications, necklace, posture) emphasize its symbolic and ritual nature.
Material: Carved wood
Cultural attribution: Dogon, Mali
Dimensions: h. 175 x 9 x 11 cm
Function and significance: Statues of this type were generally placed in family or community shrines, particularly in connection with ancestor worship. They fulfilled a ritual and symbolic role, linked to fertility, protection, mediation with the spiritual world, and the maintenance of cosmic order. The accentuated verticality and elongated proportions reinforce the figure’s ascending significance, linking it to requests for intercession with higher powers.