Staff · Mali, Bamana · ID: 3037499
not available anymore
Provenance
Yann Ferrandin, Paris, FranceSize
H: 55 cm
H: 21.7 inch
Description
wood, dark brown patina, round staff, surmounted by a standing female figure with body scarifications, pierced ears and necklace, eyes inset with metal tags, circular drilling at the back of the head, min. dam., cracks, slight traces of abrasion, plate
The object Staff with the object ID 3037499 was last part of the auction 78th tribal art auction at October 18, 2014 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 162.
Here you will find more objects and interesting facts about African art.
Comparing literature
Colleyn, Jean Paul (Hg.), Bamana, Zürich 2001, p. 56