Women’s Statue Jonieleni
Bambara · Mali
Reference: EFM-97
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- Material
- Wood and pigments.
These statues represent the beauty of the woman. They are used every seven years in ritual initiations aimed at maintaining social order and carried from village…
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These statues represent the beauty of the woman. They are used every seven years in ritual initiations aimed at maintaining social order and carried from village to village to try to establish marriage ties. They are invoked to attract their favors in the childbirth of women and to attract rain in order to obtain good harvests. Black patina.
Further technical information
- Attributed period
- Mid-century XX
Details transcribed from the original catalogue; they are not a recent physical inspection.
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Mali. The country associated with the catalog is shown, not the current location of the piece.
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