Bambara/Bamana Jonyeleni figure of carved and patinated wood. Mali. H. excluding base 63 cm.
Provenance: Ex. Bernd Helleberg Collection, Stockholm, Sweden. Ex Ole Christensen collection, Copenhagen, Denmark
Litt: Colleyn, Jean-Paul, 2009, Visions of Africa, Bamana, 5 Continents. Colleyn, Jean-Paul, 2001, Bamana, The Art of Existence in Mali, Museum of African Art New York. Goldwater, Robert, 1960, Bambara Sculpture from the Western Sudan with an introduction, The Museum of Primitive Art, New York. J. P. Colleyn, “Bamana The art of existence in Mali” p. 143–161.
The base of the statue with some termite holes and dry cracks.
Tribal art, 15 November 2018
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