Female Statue Pombibele
Senufo · Côte d’Ivoire
Reference: EFM-105
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- Material
- Wood and pigments.
These sculptures pombibele participate especially in funerals of the Pore members who have received the last degree of initiation or kafforo. They also participate in the…
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These sculptures pombibele participate especially in funerals of the Pore members who have received the last degree of initiation or kafforo. They also participate in the rites dedicated to the worship of ancestors and in the funeral honors of the other members of the Pore along with the debléand are covered by young initiates. Very stylized figure that responds to the purest aesthetic canons of the senufo. Acquired in Abidjan in the mid sixties of the last century. Dark patina.
Further technical information
- Attributed period
- First third of the century XX
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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