Bamana Masks, by l’uomo di Mannheim
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Old Bamana Maternity – Mali
Early to mid 20th. Wood. Approximately cm. 80,0 high (31.5”). Kg 4,18 (9.22 lb). Bambara Maternity Figure is intended to encourage fertility and to celebrate motherhood. The Bambara (or Bamana) are a Mandé people living in west Africa, primarily in Mali but also in Guinea, Burkina Faso and Senegal. In African art the...
Old Fine Bogolan Cloth – Mali
1960'; approx. cm. 150,0 x cm. 90,0 (59.06″ x 35.43″). Handmade Malian cotton fabric traditionally dyed with fermented mud. It has an important place in traditional Malian culture and it’s a symbol of Malian cultural identity. In traditional bògòlanfini production, men weave the cloth and women dye it. On narrow looms, strips...
Old Ivory Amulet – Mali
Old amulet lion fang shaped; cm. 5,2 high; grams 5,7. Former Tuscan private collection (Grassi Family). Collected in Mali in 40′.
Bambara Maternity Figure – MaliBambara Maternity Figure – Mali
Mid 20th century. Wood. Approximately cm. 83,0 x 30,0 (32.6” x 11.8”). Bambara Maternity Figure is intended to encourage fertility and to celebrate motherhood. The Bambara are a Mandé people living in west Africa, primarily in Mali but also in Guinea, Burkina Faso and Senegal. They are considered to be amongst...
Bambara Bag – MaliBambara Bag – Mali
1960'-1970'. Leather. Approx. cm. 30,0 high (11.81") x cm. 43,0 width (16.92”). With fringes the bag is approx. cm. 60 long (23.62"). The Bambara are a Mandé people living in west Africa, primarily in Mali but also in Guinea, Burkina Faso and Senegal. They are considered to be amongst the largest...
Bambara Female Figure – MaliBambara Female Figure – Mali
Early to mid 20th century. Wood. Cm. 100,5 high (39.5”). The Bambara (or Bamana) are a Mandé people living in west Africa, primarily in Mali but also in Guinea, Burkina Faso and Senegal. While the tourist and art market is the main destination of modern Bamana artworks, most artistic traditions had been...