A Bamana Do N’Jelini sculpture, Mali, standing on a circular base, flatted feet of angular form, slightly bent legs leading to prominent buttocks and supporting a flaring pointed torso, large conical breasts, rounded shoulders terminating in arms slightly bent forward with wedge-shaped hands and incised fingers, an elongated neck supporting an angular helmet-like head with a flattened facial plane, an open pointed mouth beneath a slender straight nose, pierced downward-pointed c-shaped ears set low on the head, fine incised geometric scarification on the torso, capped by striated crested coiffure; heavy wood, brown patina, traces of age and ritual use, old authentic repair on the right leg.

Lit.: Jean-Paul Colleyn: Bamana: The Art of Existence in Mali, Museum for African Art, New York 2001; Jean-Paul Colleyn: Bamana. Visions of Africa, Milan 2009.

600 - 700,- Euro

Height: 76 cm
Weight: 5,2 kg