A Bamana iron staff, Mali

the long staff with hooks and two open sections surmounted by a female figure with hands held to the front; aged patina.

Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, December 4, 1965, lot 13
Acquired at the above auction

The Hudson River Museum, Yonkers, New York, African Art in Westchester from Private Collections, April 24 – June 6, 1971
C. W. Post Art Gallery, Greenvale, New York, African Sculpture: The Shape of Surprise, February 17 – March 30, 1980

The Hudson River Museum, African Art in Westchester from Private Collections, Yonkers, 1971, cat. 22 (unillustrated)
Susan M. Vogel, African Sculpture: The Shape of Surprise, New York, 1980, p. 43, cat. 12 (unillustrated)

very good condition overall; aged metal patina with partial oxidation.
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