Statue Nyeleni

The Tuas Nyeleni are female figures, with broad and flat shoulders, and tall, conical breasts pointing to the front, representing the ideal of feminine beauty. Their faces express sweetness. They are used in initiation parties dyo held every seven years, or renewal. Its name “nyeleni” or “Do Nyeleni” means the “little favorite of Faro”. Faro is the main deity of the Bambara. As representative figures of women, they are invoked to intercede for femmenin fertility, as in other times they were to intercede for the fertility of the fields. They're standing on a small circular base. Rugous patina, black.