Standing male figure · Mali, Malinke · ID: 3033842
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Size
H: 63 cm
H: 24.8 inch
Description
wood, blackish brown patina, reduced forms: elongated legs, broad box-shaped shoulders, head with flat chin and c-shaped ears, incised scarification marks, slightly dam., minor missing parts (mouth, hands), cracks, paint rubbed off, rep. (left foot), on base;
there are only few figures, which can be attributed to the Malinke. They show a stylistic mixture influenced by the sculptural tradition of the Bamana, Mossi and Dogon.
Comparing literature
Schädler, Karl-Ferdinand, Encyclopedia of African Art and Culture, München 2009, p. 409 f.