Zoomorphic Figure (Boli)

The name boli refers to a type of Bamana power object, such as the one shown here that resembles a bush cow or hippopotamus. Each example typically consists of a wooden core wrapped in layers of cotton cloth that are then covered with sacrificial materials including animal blood, plant extracts, and dirt. A boli is commissioned and cared for by a power association like Kono or Komo in order to harness spiritual energy for protective or therapeutic purposes.

Over de sculptuur

Gegevens

Buren in huis: Art Institute of Chicago

Over hetzelfde thema · Ritual objects

Ontvangt momenteel niet

Wat het toont

In de catalogus

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Pair of Headdresses (Tyi Wara Kunw)

statuette

Helmet Mask (Kono Kun)

Horse Head (Koredugaso)

Male Face Mask (N'tomo)

Marionette Figure

Female Face Mask

The Bedroom, 1889

Dimanche d'été à la Grande Jatte, 1884–86, border added 1888–89

Rue de Paris, temps de pluie, 1877

Twee zusjes, 1881

Mand met appelen, c. 1893

Stacks of Wheat (End of Summer), 1890–91

American Gothic, 1930

Nighthawks, 1942

Male Figure (Nkisi Nkondi), Probably early to mid-19th century

Hieroglyphic Altar, 650–700

Female Figure, Early-mid 20th century

Bird Figure (Lumbr), Late 19th or early 20th century

Hare Krishna Lamps-Triptych, 1997