Africa | Ivory Coast
Senufo Figure
Ivory Coast
Cup-bearer female figure
Carved wood
Late 19th – early 20th century
Height: 16 in. (41 cm)
Ex collection Paolo Morigi, Lugano
Ex collection Bernard Dulon, Paris
Published in: Senoufo, une Culture, un Art, Eric Hertault, 2018
Cup Bearer Senoufo Figure ex Paolo Morigi / www.galerieflak.com
Price on request
The Senufo people are farmers, living in a savanna zone covering the north of Ivory Coast, the south of Mali and the southwest of Burkina Faso. The first mention of them was in 1888 by Louis Gustave Binger, a naval infantry officer.
Senufo statuary is distinguished by its aesthetic refinement, where pure lines combine a hieratic quality and movement. Senufo female figures were notably used by members of the Sando (Sando'o) secret society for soothsaying purposes. Female figures represent celebrations of fertility.
Senufo statuary is distinguished by its aesthetic refinement, where pure lines combine a hieratic quality and movement. Senufo female figures were notably used by members of the Sando (Sando'o) secret society for soothsaying purposes. Female figures represent celebrations of fertility.
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