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Janus altar statue, BAMBARA, Mali, ca 1970
OverviewHard wooden Janus altar statue from the Bambara. Special in this form! with a double ancestor figure on top. The connection to the lower heads looks like an abstract body decorated with geometric figurations. Very hard type of wood with shrinkage cracks here and there. Varied patina and placed on a base. See the pictures!
Length: 45 cm, including base approx. 48.5 cm
Weight: 891 grams
Origin: Mali
Date: ca 1970
Provenance: Former Peter Beaujean