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

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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.

Comparing literature

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

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