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22 - BANKONI FEMALE FIGURE WITH A JAR MALI Terracotta H.
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Estimate €4,000 - €6,000
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BANKONI FEMALE FIGURE WITH A JAR MALI Terracotta H.: 45 cm (17¾ in.) (Restorations) A Bankoni female figure with a jar, Mali Provenance: Collection of Jean-Jacques Rotthier (1932–2009), Brussels, then passed down through the family Bibliography: Anne Leurquin, ‘La piste du Serpent’, in Tribal Arts. Le monde de l’art tribal, no. 20, spring 1999, fig. 10 A BANKONI FEMALE FIGURE WITH A JAR MALI Terracotta H.: 17¾ in. (Restoration) Provenance: Jean-Jacques Rotthier Collection (1932–2009), Brussels, then by descent Bibliography: Anne Leurquin, ‘La piste du Serpent’, in Tribal Arts. Le monde de l’art tribal, no. 20, spring 1999, fig. 10
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About the sale The Jean-Jacques Rotthier Collection: Art from Africa and Oceania
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Auction time 09/08/2026 at 4:00 PM
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