Female figure "jo nyeleni" · Mali, Bamana · ID: 3043643
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Provenance
Robert Duperrier, Paris, FranceSize
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”.
Comparing literature
Colleyn, Jean Paul (Hg.), Bamana, Zürich 2001, p. 153, ill. 135