Bamana

Female Figure (Jonyeleni)

Bamana, 1899-1977

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Bamana

Female Figure (Jonyeleni)

Bamana

Female Figure (Jonyeleni)

Bamana, 1899-1977

Physical Qualities Wood, cloth, string, beads, cowrie shells, copper alloy, 30 x 6 1/4 x 6 in. (76.2 x 15.9 x 15.2 cm.)

Credit Line Gift of Robert Elkin, Mitchellville, Maryland

Object Number 2008.283

A standing female figure on self-base. Elongated torso and small, conical breasts, silver-metal discs covering eyes. Beade strands around neck and one wrist, cloth cache-sexe with cowries, brass anklets on each foot.

The Baltimore Museum of Art by gift, 2008; Robert Elkin by purchase, 1978; Unknown dealer, Los Angeles, California

'Gift of Art,'"BMA Today," The Baltimore Museum of Art, Winter-Spring 2010, pp. 12, ill. ['In a New Light,' Campaign Spotlight]

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