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Female figure "jo nyeleni", Mali, Bamana, Size: H: 60,5 cm (H: 23.8 inch), ID: 3044165
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Lot 151
89th Tribal Art Auction

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.

The object Female figure “jo nyeleni” with the object ID 3044165 was last part of the auction 89th Tribal Art Auction at July 7, 2018 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 151.

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