Lot 48
  • 48

Jarre en terre cuite, Bamana, Mali

Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 EUR
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Description

  • Bamana
  • Jarre en terre cuite
  • terracota
  • haut. 78 cm
  • 30 7/8 in

Provenance

Michel Huguenin, Paris
Collection privée

Exhibited

Detroit, Detroit Institute of Arts, African Terra Cottas South of the Sahara, 22 novembre 1972-31 janvier 1973



Literature

Woods, African Terra Cottas South of the Sahara, 1972, n.p.
Kan, African masterworks in the Detroit Institute of Arts, 1995, p. 27, fig. 23

Condition

Good condition overall. Wear consistent with age and use within the culture. One breast is restaured. Beautiful thick and earthy patina with some organic accretions in places.
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