Female statuette from the Jo society, jonyeleni - Lot 36

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Female statuette from the Jo society, jonyeleni - Lot 36
Female statuette from the Jo society, jonyeleni Bambara culture, Mali Hardwood with a beautiful black and dusage patina H. 52 cm Provenance: Private collection, Paris: - Private collection, Paris The Jo is one of the six initiation societies of the Bambara, and undoubtedly the most important. Every seven years, new members celebrated the end of their voluntary seclusion with grand dances, during which they displayed and manipulated jonyeleni statuettes. These symbolized the feminine ideal of beauty, virtue and fertility.
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