Tropical wood, hand-carved, patinated, a work from the 1950s, purchased from an old lady in the capital of Mali, the ethnicity cannot be clearly assigned, size 30 x 28 x11 cm. In the belly armor
There is a round cavity for a fetish container with a magical mass (called bilongo), which is said to have spiritual power.
[hint: this is an automatic translation from German]
| Category: folk arts
| Material: Holz
| Country of origin:
Mali
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A visually similar exhibit of the collection is#5829 - Food |
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The object of the collection with nearest place of origin in Mali is #5493 - folk arts . |
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