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.

Publications

AHDRC: 0153642

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