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Staff with female figure "solima bere", Mali, Bamana, Size: H: 147,5 cm (H: 58.1 inch), ID: 3051105
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Lot 360
Auction 103

Staff with female figure "solima bere" ·  Mali, Bamana · ID: 3051105

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Provenance
Erwin & Susanne Melchardt, Vienna, Austria
Size
H: 147,5 cm
H: 58.1 inch

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.

The object Staff with female figure “solima bere” with the object ID 3051105 was last part of the auction Auction 103 at November 16, 2024 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 360.

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Comparing literature

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

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