Zemanek-Münster

Female figure "jo nyeleni" ·  Mali, Bamana · ID: 3044165

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Provenance
Mark Eglinton, New York, USA
Size
H: 60,5 cm
H: 23.8 inch

Description

wood, metal, 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.


Publications

AHDRC: 0153642


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