Bambara Figure
Cirasso Mali
43 in.
Wood

The Bambara tribe is over two million strong to form the largest ethnic group within Mali. Their artwork reflects the dichotomy of political and religious beliefs. This female's stance, with arms separated from the body, is very typical of Mali artwork. Sometimes statues have two horn-like braids that extend over their breasts. Ancestor figures of the Bambara often share an artistic tradition of rectangular shapes contrasted against flat planes, this stylistic feature is also common in Dogon sculpture. (Encyclopedia Britannica)

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