#1176 Vintage African Primitive Maternity Statue Bambara Bamana Mali - 26"h

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This superb vintage  Bambara maternity sculpture from Mali represents a masterwork of West African carving tradition. The 26-inch wooden figure captures the sacred imagery of pregnancy, functioning as a ceremonial object within fertility rites fundamental to Bambara spiritual practice. Hand-carved with remarkable compositional balance, the piece demonstrates the refined aesthetic principles governing Malian sculptural art. The surface's distinctive patina—characterized by age-induced fissuring, weathered texturing, and minor material loss .Such figures held profound significance in community rituals, embodying beliefs about fecundity and ancestral continuity. Dimensions: 26" H × 6" W × 6" D.