Cariatide Drum
Senufo · Côte d’Ivoire
Reference: MEMB-2
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- Height
- 105 cm
- Material
- Wood, cow skin and pigments.
Drum held by a woman sitting on a stool. The body of the drum is carved with figures of animals of the senufo cosmogony and with…
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Full original description
Drum held by a woman sitting on a stool. The body of the drum is carved with figures of animals of the senufo cosmogony and with some of its most representative masks. This drum is called “pliéwo” and belongs to the secret society “Lôe. Acquired in Abidjan in the mid-sixties of the last century. Black patina.
Further technical information
- Width
- 30 cm
- Attributed period
- Years 60
Details transcribed from the original catalogue; they are not a recent physical inspection.
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Côte d’Ivoire. The country associated with the catalog is shown, not the current location of the piece.
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