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Female figure "jo nyeleni" ·  Mali, Bamana · ID: 3043643

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Provenance
Robert Duperrier, Paris, France
Size
H: 56,5 cm
H: 22.2 inch

Description

wood, dark brown patina, remains of pigments, min. dam., small chips, fine cracks, base.
“Jo nyeleni” figures depict the ideal of young women in the prime of life. They are used in a seven years turn on the occasion of initiation celebrations of the “jo society”.


The object Female figure “jo nyeleni” with the object ID 3043643 was last part of the auction 88th Tribal Art Auction at March 10, 2018 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 143.

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Comparing literature

Colleyn, Jean Paul (Hg.), Bamana, Zürich 2001, p. 153, ill. 135


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