Statue
A number of functions have been attributed to these figures (Cornet 1971:202-207); the most carefully carved are portraits of specific ancestors.
Informations complémentaires :
- Pays & Régions : Mali
- Type d'objet : Statuaire
- Thème : Culte du Jo ou dyo ou do
- Aire Culturelle :
- Lieu :
- Provenance : Musuem credit: The Stanley Collection of African Art at The University of Iowa Museum of Art (Stanley:299); Photo credit: photo by Ecco Hart
- Bibliographie, Expositions :
- Caractéristiques : wood, iron Size: h 29.375"
Bamana, Bambara, Bois, Culte du Jo ou dyo ou do, Dioula, fer, Mali, Statuaire