Standing female figure "yo nyeleni" · Mali, Bamana · ID: 3042096

Name: Standing female figure "yo nyeleni"
SKU: 3042096
Availability: Discontinued

not available anymore

Provenance

Peer Forst Gallery, Copenhagen, Denmark (1977)
Mamadou Keita, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Renaud Vanuxem, Paris, France
Catherine Sargos, Nancy, France

Size

H: 47 cm

H: 18.5 inch

Description

wood, brown patina, remains of black paint, strings of glass beads, of typical form with accentuated breasts and buttocks, pierced nose and coiffure, min. dam., slight traces of abrasion, base;
“jo nyeleni” figures belong to the “jo” association. Most “jo” figural sculpture is used by the “numu jo” troop, the blacksmiths initiates. The “nyeleni” figures are either carried by the performers or placed behind them on the ground as a kind of backdrop. “Nyeleni” are said to increase visual interest, punctuating the performance and attracting the audience’s attention.

The object Standing female figure “yo nyeleni” with the object ID 3042096 was last part of the auction 86th Tribal Art Auction at May 27, 2017 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 183.

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