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Sacred Correspondences
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Boli (Power Figure), Bamana Peoples (Metropolitan Museum of Art)

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art's own catalog record for its Bamana boli (power figure), a 19th to 20th century object on view in Gallery 341, giving its culture, materials and museum custody.

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Publisher
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
URL
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/312285
Source Type
Museum
Assessment
Reliability Tier
2
Tier two: the holding institution's own catalog record, used here for the specific object's culture, dating, materials and current display location.
Claims Backed By This Source (13 claims)

This source backs 13 claims across the atlas. As facts: 12 well-attested. Plus 1 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.

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  • Sacred Art & Iconography, 8 claims: 7 well-attested, 1 general references.
  • Sources, 5 claims: 5 well-attested.
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