Figure féminine debout

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Description

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.

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Littérature comparée

Hommel, William, Art of the Mende, University of Maryland 1974, ill. 50 ff.

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