Puppet · Mali, Bamana · ID: 3038852
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Provenance
Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller, New York, USAJerome Eisenberg, New York, USA
Size
H: 58 cm
H: 22.8 inch
Description
light brown wood, partly encrusted brown patina, in form of a female half figure, eyes inlaid with metal, coiffure with two plaits on each side, min. dam., small missing parts and traces of insect caused damage, traces of abrasion, base
The object Puppet with the object ID 3038852 was last part of the auction 80th Tribal Art Auction at June 27, 2015 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 230.
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Comparing literature
Colleyn, Jean Paul (Hg.), Bamana, Zürich 2001, p. 90