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A female Senufo bowlkeeper of the Bundiali region, North/West Ivory Cost, the sculpture of a young womanis supporting a decorated calabasse for "Dolo" (Tschapalo) Millet Beer, the dring for the best farmer of the time, with other words it is trophy, the male person on top is holding a tooth of a young elephant in his hand, the sign of a brave man, he is the one who got this trophy in his youth for his services in agriculture; blackened patina, some chips at the rim of the calebasse, but in general in good condition.

Provenance: Collection Abdu Ousmané "Barré", one of the most well known Collector and Art dealer in West Africa

sold

Height: 72 cm
Weight: 1,7 kg

 

 

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photo: tribalartforum.com/ identification no. DSC00831.jpg
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