Standing female figure - Mali, Malinke
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wood, reddish brown patina, eyes with metal inlay, disproportionately long neck, lozenge-shaped face with reduced facial features and side lobes, slightly dam., missing parts (tips of the plaits, both forearms, front part of the base), cracks, strong abrasion of paint, base;
the few figures known from the Malinke show a stylistic mixture pointing to their neighbours, the Bamana, Mossi and Dogon. Round projecting shoulders, prominent breasts and coiffure of present figure reminding of the "jo nyeleni" figures of the Bamana.
H: 46 cm
Provenance:
Jean-Paul Agogué, Paris, France
Philippe Ratton, Paris, France
Continent: Africa
the few figures known from the Malinke show a stylistic mixture pointing to their neighbours, the Bamana, Mossi and Dogon. Round projecting shoulders, prominent breasts and coiffure of present figure reminding of the "jo nyeleni" figures of the Bamana.
H: 46 cm
Provenance:
Jean-Paul Agogué, Paris, France
Philippe Ratton, Paris, France
Continent: Africa
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Standing female figure - Mali, Malinke
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