BAMANA, Mali.
Wood, metal, textile, beads, deep dark patina inlaid
Statue representing a standing female figure, arms along the torso, hands stylized, the face is surmounted by a high coiffure in four finely braided sections. Metal earrings and beaded foot bracelets.
1st half of the 20th century.
Height : 42,5 cm.
Restorations, cracks and slight erosions.
Provenance: Private collection Barzilay, Paris. Former editor of the magazine Cimaise.