Staff with female figure "solima bere"
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Lot: 216
94th Tribal Art AuctionStaff with female figure "solima bere"
Mali, Bamana, Sikasso region, Kolondiéba circle, village Fakola
| Provenance | Size | Starting price / estimated price |
|---|---|---|
| Karl-Heinz Krieg, Neuenkirchen, Germany American Private Collection |
H: 58.7 inch | sold |
wood, metal, leather, traces of sticky sacrificial patina, old collection number and inscription "F 124 / 64 Bambara / Mali - Cercel (Cercle) de Fakola - Krieg", rest.
Fakola is a community in the Kolondiéba circle / district in the Sikasso region.
This staffs were used in the initiation of girls into womanhood.
Colleyn, Jean Paul (Hg.), Bamana, Zürich 2001, p. 56
