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This wooden sculpture of a mother and child is from Bamana in Africa. Although here it is seen by itself, it was intended to be part of a large grouping of figures that would have been assembled for a ceremony or ritual and placed where the whole Bamana community would be able to see them. The sculptures would remind people of the importance of interdependent relationships among the various members of the community. Look carefully at this mother and child. Do you see something that might be a symbol of their role in the community or of their special powers? Roll your cursor over the image to identify a symbol and to discover what it means. If your browser does not support this technology, use the links below the image to explore the symbols in this work. | Back | | |||||||||||||
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