Bamana Artifacts pair percussive ritual woman musical clappers Mali West Africa

Description

Traditional BAMANA (Bambara) original and AFRICAN artistic artifacts, a pair of percussive clappers instrumental artifacts tribally used in the form of mythic females
These were brought from Africa by a Malian national.
FINE AGED SURFACE {see images}
Rare pieces to build your art collection.
All the hallmarks of honest used artifacts - not reproductions.
Vintage artifacts that date to circa mid century. Beautiful.
Each are close to 9.5 inches long and one has a long vertical crack
that goes right up to the chin of it's carved head. It's difficult to see but you can feel it when handling it - the piece is stable.
These are hard to come by and rarely seen outside of the country itself. One is held in each hand and they are slapped together for percussive effect / used in group celebrations / festivals / rituals & dances.
Size as listed is approximate and measurement is on a single piece.
Auction of course is for the pair.
12.90
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