A pair of beautiful old cult statuettes, male and female, characteristic of the highly stylized art of Dogon statuary, each adorned with a small curved wrought iron (planted in the head). Dogon, Mali Wood, iron (one is broken but preserved separately), old accidents and erosion (lower part visibly missing), very fine old sacrificial patina. H. 20 (22.5 with iron) and 21.5 cm Provenance : Yves Develon, Paris Private collection, Paris