Artist:Mahafaly
Medium: Wood, paint
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Dates:20th century
Dimensions: 53 1/2 x 9 3/4 x 5 1/2 in. (135.9 x 24.8 x 14 cm)
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Accession Number: 69.10
Image: 69.10_PS1.jpg,
Catalogue Description: Wood commerative post called aloala made of 3 pairs of crescents back to back alternating with 3 pairs of diamonds back to back. Post surmounted by platform on which are 2 kneeling figures. The larger figure (male) wears a hat and a short tunic and holds a horn in his left hand while his right hand is extended to touch the forehead of the woman kneeling in front of him (as if to annoint her). Separate two-tiered base.