1846/​7000

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.

Condition

The base of the statue with some termite holes and dry cracks.

Auction

Tribal art, 15 November 2018

Category
Estimate

30,000–40,000 DKK

Sold

Price realised

26,000 DKK  

4 bids

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