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Dogon. <em>Gingiru (or Koro Player)</em>, late 17th or early 18th century. Wood, iron, 22 x 7 x 4 1/4 in. (55.8 x 17.7 x 10.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Frank L. Babbott Fund, 61.2. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 61.2_threequarter_PS2.jpg)
Dogon. Gingiru (or Koro Player), late 17th or early 18th century. Wood, iron, 22 x 7 x 4 1/4 in. (55.8 x 17.7 x 10.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Frank L. Babbott Fund, 61.2. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 61.2_threequarter_PS2.jpg)
Dogon. <em>Gingiru (or Koro Player)</em>, late 17th or early 18th century. Wood, iron, 22 x 7 x 4 1/4 in. (55.8 x 17.7 x 10.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Frank L. Babbott Fund, 61.2. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 61.2_threequarter_PS2.jpg)

Dogon. Gingiru (or Koro Player), late 17th or early 18th century. Wood, iron, 22 x 7 x 4 1/4 in. (55.8 x 17.7 x 10.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Frank L. Babbott Fund, 61.2. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 61.2_threequarter_PS2.jpg)

Dogon. <em>Gingiru (or Koro Player)</em>, late 17th or early 18th century. Wood, iron, 22 x 7 x 4 1/4 in. (55.8 x 17.7 x 10.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Frank L. Babbott Fund, 61.2. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.61.2_side_left01.jpg)

Dogon. Gingiru (or Koro Player), late 17th or early 18th century. Wood, iron, 22 x 7 x 4 1/4 in. (55.8 x 17.7 x 10.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Frank L. Babbott Fund, 61.2. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.61.2_side_left01.jpg)

Dogon. <em>Gingiru (or Koro Player)</em>, late 17th or early 18th century. Wood, iron, 22 x 7 x 4 1/4 in. (55.8 x 17.7 x 10.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Frank L. Babbott Fund, 61.2. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.61.2_side_left02.jpg)

Dogon. Gingiru (or Koro Player), late 17th or early 18th century. Wood, iron, 22 x 7 x 4 1/4 in. (55.8 x 17.7 x 10.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Frank L. Babbott Fund, 61.2. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.61.2_side_left02.jpg)

Dogon. <em>Gingiru (or Koro Player)</em>, late 17th or early 18th century. Wood, iron, 22 x 7 x 4 1/4 in. (55.8 x 17.7 x 10.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Frank L. Babbott Fund, 61.2. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.61.2_side_right01.jpg)

Dogon. Gingiru (or Koro Player), late 17th or early 18th century. Wood, iron, 22 x 7 x 4 1/4 in. (55.8 x 17.7 x 10.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Frank L. Babbott Fund, 61.2. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.61.2_side_right01.jpg)

Dogon. <em>Gingiru (or Koro Player)</em>, late 17th or early 18th century. Wood, iron, 22 x 7 x 4 1/4 in. (55.8 x 17.7 x 10.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Frank L. Babbott Fund, 61.2. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.61.2_side_right02.jpg)

Dogon. Gingiru (or Koro Player), late 17th or early 18th century. Wood, iron, 22 x 7 x 4 1/4 in. (55.8 x 17.7 x 10.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Frank L. Babbott Fund, 61.2. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.61.2_side_right02.jpg)

Dogon. <em>Gingiru (or Koro Player)</em>, late 17th or early 18th century. Wood, iron, 22 x 7 x 4 1/4 in. (55.8 x 17.7 x 10.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Frank L. Babbott Fund, 61.2. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.61.2_back01.jpg)

Dogon. Gingiru (or Koro Player), late 17th or early 18th century. Wood, iron, 22 x 7 x 4 1/4 in. (55.8 x 17.7 x 10.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Frank L. Babbott Fund, 61.2. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.61.2_back01.jpg)

Dogon. <em>Gingiru (or Koro Player)</em>, late 17th or early 18th century. Wood, iron, 22 x 7 x 4 1/4 in. (55.8 x 17.7 x 10.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Frank L. Babbott Fund, 61.2. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.61.2_back02.jpg)

Dogon. Gingiru (or Koro Player), late 17th or early 18th century. Wood, iron, 22 x 7 x 4 1/4 in. (55.8 x 17.7 x 10.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Frank L. Babbott Fund, 61.2. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.61.2_back02.jpg)

Dogon. <em>Gingiru (or Koro Player)</em>, late 17th or early 18th century. Wood, iron, 22 x 7 x 4 1/4 in. (55.8 x 17.7 x 10.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Frank L. Babbott Fund, 61.2. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.61.2_top.jpg)

Dogon. Gingiru (or Koro Player), late 17th or early 18th century. Wood, iron, 22 x 7 x 4 1/4 in. (55.8 x 17.7 x 10.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Frank L. Babbott Fund, 61.2. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.61.2_top.jpg)

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Gingiru (or Koro Player)

Arts of Africa

This figure wears a necklace called a korte. Consisting of a series of packets containing verses from the Qur’an, the korte is worn for protection—indicating the influence of Islam even among the Dogon, a largely non-Islamic people.
CULTURE Dogon
MEDIUM Wood, iron
  • Place Made: Central northern Bandiagara escarpment, Mopti Region, Mali
    • DATES late 17th or early 18th century
    DIMENSIONS 22 x 7 x 4 1/4 in. (55.8 x 17.7 x 10.8 cm)  (show scale)
    COLLECTIONS Arts of Africa
    ACCESSION NUMBER 61.2
    CREDIT LINE Frank L. Babbott Fund
    CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION Seated male figure holding a koro (rectangular shaped instrument) with extensions on top and bottom. Figure has a long cylindrical torso and neck; wears a necklace with two suspended bells. Distinct arrow-form nose, segmented coiffure, beard.
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    CAPTION Dogon. Gingiru (or Koro Player), late 17th or early 18th century. Wood, iron, 22 x 7 x 4 1/4 in. (55.8 x 17.7 x 10.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Frank L. Babbott Fund, 61.2. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 61.2_threequarter_PS2.jpg)
    IMAGE threequarter, 61.2_threequarter_PS2.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2007
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    Dogon. <em>Gingiru (or Koro Player)</em>, late 17th or early 18th century. Wood, iron, 22 x 7 x 4 1/4 in. (55.8 x 17.7 x 10.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Frank L. Babbott Fund, 61.2. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 61.2_threequarter_PS2.jpg)

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