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Description : West Africa, Mali, Bamana, early to mid 20th century CE. A large hand-carved wooden womanly figure with traits characteristic of traditional female fertility figures. She sits upon an integral stool with two pointed legs supporting the back of the seat, and her own legs creating the front supports. She is nude, except for simple arm bands, and great emphasis is placed upon her large breasts and rounded, pregnant belly. Incised rectangular patterns adorn her body and face and represent ritualistic scarification or tattoos. Her head is elongated with bold facial features. Her arms are held above her head and support the rounded bowl that rests upon her head. The bowl has a central cavity, and two long-billed ibises are carved on either side. Seated fertility figures were usually kept in shrines but were brought out as honored figures during festivals. A lovely example with great details! Size: 7.5 W x 40 H (19 cm x 101.6 cm) Provenance: private collection, Thousand Oaks, California, USA All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer shipmost antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm. #162891
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