Bambara Figure
Segou, Mali
38 in.
Wood

Mali's dry savanna permits no more than a subsistence economy, and the soil produces, with some difficulty, corn, millet, sorghum, rice, and beans. Their traditions include six male societies, each with its own type of mask. Initiation for men lasts for seven years and ends with their symbolic death and their rebirth into the society. This is a very popular mask depicting a female figure with slightly bent arms and a tranquil expression.

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