Figure féminine debout · Sierra Leone, Mendé · ID: 3047302
Vendu
2 200 €
Provenance
Edmondo Trombetta, Monza, ItalyDescription
wood, pigments, crack, rest.
Throughout Mendeland mostly female figures were used for ritual acts of the different secret societies (“sande”, “njayei”, “humoi” or “yassi”).
They have a protective role and therapeutic function, and are usually
intended for curing diseases resulting from the transgression of interdictions.
Littérature comparée
Hommel, William, Art of the Mende, University of Maryland 1974, ill. 50 ff.