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Maternité "jo mooni" or "gwan dusu", Mali, Bamana, Size: H: 78,5 cm (H: 30.9 inch), ID: 3052124
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Maternité "jo mooni" or "gwan dusu" ·  Mali, Bamana · ID: 3052124

Price
EUR 4,000
plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Provenance
Vittorio Mangio, Monza, Italy
Size
H: 78,5 cm
H: 30.9 inch

Description

wood, pigments, rest., base

Figures like the present are called “gwan dusu”. They represent the ideal image of a woman. The depiction of mother and child symbolises the fertility of the family and the entire community.

Africa

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