带枪的男性坐姿 - 美国大都会艺术博物馆展品查阅

品名（中）	带枪的男性坐姿
品名（英）	Seated Male Figure with Lance
入馆年号	1983年，1983.600a, b
策展部门	迈克尔·洛克菲勒之翼（The Michael C. Rockefeller Wing）
创作者
创作年份	公元 1500 - 公元 1897
创作地区	马里, 布古尼或迪奥拉地区（Mali, Bougouni or Dioila region）
分类	木雕（Wood-Sculpture）
尺寸	高 35 1/2 英寸 × 宽 9 英寸 × 深 13 1/2 英寸 (90.2 × 22.9 × 34.3 厘米) 其他 ((F)): 9 英寸 × 10 3/8 英寸 (22.9 × 26.4 厘米) 其他 ((Lance)): 44 英寸 (111.8 厘米)
介绍（中）	像这样的巴马纳人物是马里南部几个村庄庆祝"乔"和"格温"发起会（男女协会）的焦点。这部作品描绘了一位理想化的男性领导人，他本应是一位衣着相似的母亲和孩子形象的伴侣。为了进行年度仪式，一个社区收集的一系列此类作品被从神社中移除，清洗并涂油，用布料和珠子装饰，并作为一个团体在村庄广场上展示。母亲、孩子和她的男性同伴被置于荣誉的中心位置，以其非凡的身体和超自然力量的特性而与众不同这个人物戴着一顶猎人帽，帽子上有动物的角和护身符。这些护身符可以增强他的感知能力，从而增强他寻找游戏的能力。他手持一把被认为是"杰出武器"的长矛。这种武器是英雄祖先的遗物，在启蒙时由父亲传给了儿子。他上臂上佩戴的刀也与狩猎有关，是巴马纳雕塑中常见的类型，包括可以追溯到12世纪的陶俑。紧闭的眼睛、紧闭的嘴巴和紧贴身体的手臂暗示着一种平静和自我控制的感觉，强调了人物的身材和尊重。
介绍（英）	Bamana figures such as this were the focal point of celebrations of the "Jo" and "Gwan" initiation societies (associations of men and women) in several villages in southern Mali. This work depicts an idealized male leader that would have been the companion to a similarly attired mother and child representation. For annual rituals, a community's collection of a series of such works were removed from shrines, cleaned and oiled, decorated with cloth and beads, and displayed in the village square as a group. The mother and child and her male counterpart were placed in central positions of honor, distinguished by attributes of their extraordinary physical and supernatural powers. This figure is depicted wearing a hunter's hat adorned with animal horns and amulets. The amulets serve to heighten his powers of perception and in doing so augment his abilities to find game. He holds a lance considered a "weapon of distinction." Such arms, relics of heroic ancestors, were handed down from father to son at the time of initiation. The knife worn on his upper arm is also associated with hunting and is of the type frequently seen on older examples of Bamana sculpture, including terracottas dating as far back as the twelfth century. The heavily lidded eyes, closed mouth, and arms held close to the body suggest a sense of calm and self-possession, accentuating the stature and respect commanded by the figure.