186: BAMANA ARTIST, water container (jidaga) < Art + Design, 16 January 2020 < Auctions

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16 January 2020

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186

Bamana artist

water container (jidaga)

Mali, 19th Century
blackened terracotta 24½ h × 17 dia in (62 × 43 cm)

estimate: $3,000–5,000

result: $2,500

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In keeping with Bamana tradition, this vessel would have been made by either the wife or daughter of a village blacksmith, as they were the only people permitted to make pots.
provenance: The Mar Silver Collection
A similar work is held in the collection of the Art Institute of Chicago.

The Mar Silver Collection

Since 2000, Mar Silver has been the principle designer at her eponymous Connecticut-based firm, creating interiors that are sophisticated and engaging. Silver works in a neutral, refined color palette, with a keen eye for texture and harmony of forms. Her interiors combine modern, contemporary and antique works with great ease and elegance. Highlights from the Mar Silver Collection include contemporary photography from Richard Prince, Vik Muniz and Antoine Schneck, eye-catching mid-century designs by Charlotte Perriand, Poul Kjaerholm and Florence Knoll, paintings by Grace Roselli and Jorge Luis Santos and African and Asian works.