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Figure féminine avec appendices magiques ·  Sierra Leone, Mendé · ID: 3046509

Vendu 1 000 €
Provenance
Paolo Morigi, Magliaso-Lugano, Switzerland
Walter Stanley Schwab, Murten, Switzerland (“WS 162”) (1977)

Description

wood, oily patina, metal, glass beads, nut, fibres, rest., base

Sculptures of standing women are used in the context of numerous initiation societies governing the life of the Mende, usually the Sande, but also the Njayei, Humoi and Yassi.

They have a protective role and therapeutic function, and are usually intended for curing diseases resulting from the transgression of interdictions.


Expertise

Paolo Morigi, 15 April 1977, Magliaso-Lugano


Publications

Morigi, Paolo, "Le Sculture II", Galleria Arte Primitivo, Lugano 1975, cat. no. 9

AHDRC: 0112706


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