A female Senufo figure, Northern Ivory Cost, Tigréla region, rising from a thick cylindrical base, in shape of a bowlkeeper., Sandogo related, Northern Ivory Coast, of this dimension are particularly rare. The creations belonging to the Sandebele soothsayers reflect in most cases, in their smaller dimensions, the confined framework in which these practitioners practiced. However, "the breadth of the works of art used in divination practices heralds the powers and power of the diviner. Those whose fame had crossed the borders of their territory could thus sponsor very ambitious works "(Gagliardi, Divination and Senufo Sculpture in West Africa, 2010, p.3). Fine natural brownish patina, several small agecracks at the rim of the bowl.

1.800 - 2.400,- Euro

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