Soothsayer
Senufo · Côte d’Ivoire
Reference: MYA-26
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- Height
- 40 cm
- Material
- Wood, feathers and pigments.
Sitting on his stool, with white tabarrabos and red and white belt is covered with his headdress of fortune teller and healer and carries in his…
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Full original description
Sitting on his stool, with white tabarrabos and red and white belt is covered with his headdress of fortune teller and healer and carries in his right hand a small bouquet of feathers. A necklace symbolizes his authority, a white bracelet on his right arm. His gesture expresses serenity and meditation Legs separated from the legs of chairs are characteristics of the century XIX. Beautiful patina. This piece belonged to an important collector of Abidjan.
Further technical information
- Attributed period
- Century XIX
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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