Standing female figure · Mali, Malinke · ID: 3037721
Philippe Ratton, Paris, France
Description
wood, reddish brown patina, eyes with metal inlay, disproportionately long neck, lozenge-shaped face with reduced facial features and side lobes, slightly dam., missing parts (tips of the plaits, both forearms, front part of the base), cracks, strong abrasion of paint, base;
the few figures known from the Malinke show a stylistic mixture pointing to their neighbours, the Bamana, Mossi and Dogon. Round projecting shoulders, prominent breasts and coiffure of present figure reminding of the “jo nyeleni” figures of the Bamana.
The object Standing female figure with the object ID 3037721 was last part of the auction 78th tribal art auction at October 18, 2014 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 178 achieved a sales price of EUR 2,500.
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