Figural staff finial in shape of a "jo nyeleni"- figure · Mali, Bamana · ID: 3047087
sold
EUR 230
Provenance
Ladislas Segy, New York, USARolf Huisgen, Munich, Germany (1976)
Size
H: 18 cm
H: 7.1 inch
Description
wood, pigment, partly covered with blackish mass, rest., base
The object Figural staff finial in shape of a “jo nyeleni”- figure with the object ID 3047087 was part of the auction 95th Tribal Art Auction on October 24, 2020. The object with the lot number 77 achieved a sales price of EUR 230 with an asking price of EUR 150.
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Expertise
Certificate Ladislas Segy, No. 3953, New York, April 12, 1976
Comparing literature
Colleyn, Jean Paul (Hg.), Bamana, Zürich 2001, p. 57, Kat. 24