Figure féminine debout "jo nyeleni" · Mali, Bamana · ID: 3048041
Olivier Castellano, Paris, France
Description
wood, metal, insect caused missing parts, base
“Nyeleni” figures are property of the “jo” (also “dyow”) - society. They are used during “numu jo” initiation performances that take place every seven years. During the performance, the initiate children are “killed” and fully formed men are “reborn” into the community as “children of jo” (“jodenw”).
“Nyeleni” figures are carried by the “jodenw”, or placed on the ground, during the “numu jo” performance of song and dance. “Numu jo” performances tour several villages so that the men can display their newly acquired knowledge and earn gifts of money from villagers.
L’objet Figure féminine debout “jo nyeleni” avec l’ID d’objet 3048041 a fait partie de l’enchère 96e Vente aux enchères en 24 avril 2021 pour la dernière fois le Zemanek-Münster Hôtel des ventes et avait le numéro de lot 157.
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