Two figures ·  Mali, Bamana/Dogon · ID: 3032662

Description

wood, blackish brown patina, encrusted in some areas, a) “jo nyeleni” figure with schematized body and accentuated breasts, slightly dam., such figures embody the spirits of those women who once founded the cult of “jo”. They represent the ideal beautiful young woman. They appeared at big initiation festivities which only took place in a seven years turn; b) standing figure with both hands resting aside the navel, large c-shaped ears, rep., cracks, sightly dam.

The object Two figures with the object ID 3032662 was last part of the auction 69th tribal art auction at June 2, 2012 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 166.

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