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BAMBARA FERTILITY STATUE

Item #:

130

Object Type:

Statues

Tribe:

Bamana (Bambara)

Country:

Mali

Size:

76cm / 30in

Material(s):

wood beads beads beads beads

Description:

Fertility Statue from the Bambara of Mali. This figure has excellent form and is well worn.

BAMBARA FERTILITY STATUE

Item #:

475

Object Type:

Statues

Tribe:

Bamana (Bambara)

Country:

Mali

Size:

70cm / 28inches

Material(s):

wood textile

Description:

This delicately carved figure was once a powerful fertility object.

BAMBARA FERTILITY STATUE

Item #:

481

Object Type:

Statues

Tribe:

Bamana (Bambara)

Country:

Mali

Size:

56cm / 22inches

Material(s):

wood beads textile

Description:

Bambara culture and tradition placed great emphasis on fertility figures and other carvings. Notice the swolen body and breasts exuding fertility.

DOGON HORSEMAN

Item #:

115

Object Type:

Statues

Tribe:

Dogon

Country:

Mali

Size:

75cm

Material(s):

wood beads beads beads beads

Description:

Dogon Horseman of the Northern Region of Mali

DOGON FERTILITY STATUE

Item #:

123

Object Type:

Statues

Tribe:

Dogon

Country:

Mali

Size:

49cm / 32in

Material(s):

wood beads beads beads beads

Description:

Thistraditional Dogon figure is seated on an ancestor stool with a child on it's back.

DOGON ELDER STATUE

Item #:

199

Object Type:

Statues

Tribe:

Dogon

Country:

Mali

Size:

81cm / 32inches

Material(s):

wood

Description:

This statue pays tribue to a highly respected Dogon ancestor. The form is traditional Dogon with the protruding beard and angular face.



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