A Bamana Gomba Koun couple, collected in the Koulikoro region, on the other side of the Niger river,both exemplares with heavy encrusted sacrification patina, the male exemplare with a vertical waterdamage at the neck; in weathered condition, intensive traces of ritual use by different layers of ritual use.

anlogous exemplares of a Gomba Koun couple we sold in the past
http://jaenicke-njoya.com/Bi243/pages/P4306135.htm
http://jaenicke-njoya.com/Bi332/pages/P1308253.htm
A similar exemplare with the original basket-attachment on
Sothebys NY

sold

Height: 49 cm / 50 cm
Weight: 520 g / 480 g