King Senufo
Senufo · Côte d’Ivoire
Reference: BRN-39
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- Height
- 40 cm
- Material
- Bronze
Former bronze figure who seems to represent a reverent snupho king in his ritual attire. A raised iron-shaped headdress with a stylized and crushed calao that…
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Full original description
Former bronze figure who seems to represent a reverent snupho king in his ritual attire. A raised iron-shaped headdress with a stylized and crushed calao that stands on your head. On the forehead of the character and forming part of his nose figure, as on the top of the headdress, a chameleon, which like the calao are senufus symbols.It presents the ritual scarifications on the face and forehead. The beard is a symbol of authority. The dress, around a stylized trunk, is composed of three discs that overlap, in the form of skirts.
Underneath the first disc is a welding made in the years 70 of the past century.
Further technical information
- Attributed period
- Century XIX or older
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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