Staff with female figure "solima bere"

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Description

wood, metal (eyes), leather, cowries, rest., base

The beautiful, towering figure is covered in a rich, in places sticky sacrificial patina. This staffs were used in the initiation of girls into womanhood.

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Comparing literature

Colleyn, Jean Paul (Hg.), Bamana, Zürich 2001, p. 56

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