Bambara figure - Figure - Bambara - Mali

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Bambara figure, a wooden sculpture from Mali dating to 1900–1910, measuring 40 cm high by 10 cm wide and 8 cm deep, carved by the Bambara with scarification marks, sold with stand, provenance Jean-Michel Huguenin, Paris.

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With angular curves, refined facial features, and plaited hair, this wooden figure by the Bambara people of Mali is carved to embody ideals of feminine beauty and fertility. To further enhance its beauty, the figure's basic form has been etched with scarification marks across the torso, dressed in clothing made of woven fibers, and burnished smooth with oil. Known as jonyeloni or "pretty little one," these female figures were used in performances by male initiates of the secret Jo association, specifically by a subdivision of blacksmiths.

Provenance: Jean-Michel Huguenin, Paris

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With angular curves, refined facial features, and plaited hair, this wooden figure by the Bambara people of Mali is carved to embody ideals of feminine beauty and fertility. To further enhance its beauty, the figure's basic form has been etched with scarification marks across the torso, dressed in clothing made of woven fibers, and burnished smooth with oil. Known as jonyeloni or "pretty little one," these female figures were used in performances by male initiates of the secret Jo association, specifically by a subdivision of blacksmiths.

Provenance: Jean-Michel Huguenin, Paris

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Experts in Ancient African Art
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Details

Era
1900-2000
Number of objects
1
Title
Bambara figure
Country of origin
Mali
Material
Wood
Ethnic group/culture
Bambara
Sold with stand
Yes
Condition
Good condition - used with small signs of aging & blemishes
Height
40 cm
Width
10 cm
Depth
8 cm
Estimated period
1900-1910
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Objects sold
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