Soothsayer
Senufo · Côte d’Ivoire
Reference: MYA-7
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- Height
- 40 cm
- Material
- Wood, feathers, kaoli and pigments.
Figure that represents a sensuous fortune teller sitting on a stool. You saw a lollipop with the white and red tie tape. The characteristic hat of…
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Full original description
Figure that represents a sensuous fortune teller sitting on a stool. You saw a lollipop with the white and red tie tape. The characteristic hat of fortune teller and healer on the head and a bouquet of feathers, to invoke the spirits, in the right hand. A necklace, with a white medallion, symbol of his authority. Gesture that expresses meditation. On the left wrist wears a white bracelet. Part that belongs to an Abkhaz collector. An age fissure crosses the right part of the torax from top to bottom.
Further technical information
- Attributed period
- First third 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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