Fertility Statue
Djimini · Côte d’Ivoire
Reference: FRT-15
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- Height
- 40 cm
- Material
- Wood and pigments
The Djimini are a village of Mandé origin, north of Ivory Coast, related to the great Senufo family. Rare fertility statue presented by a woman in…
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Full original description
The Djimini are a village of Mandé origin, north of Ivory Coast, related to the great Senufo family. Rare fertility statue presented by a woman in advanced state of gestation who lacks the right arm, by express desire of the sculptor, and with a face, with a certain animal morphology, totally deformed by the disease. This statue pays tribute to motherhood and garaniza the fertility of women while fighting against evil spirits and calls for female diseases to be removed from women waiting for a child and never to be seen as this image.
Further technical information
- Attributed period
- Mid-century XX or last third
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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