Votive Figure
Senufo · Côte d’Ivoire
Reference: FIV-4
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- Height
- 18 cm
- Material
- Wood and pigments
Former votive statuette from an antiquarian from Korhogo. These pieces are practically missing in Côte d'Ivoire as animistic beliefs and practices disappear. The patina accuses the…
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Full original description
Former votive statuette from an antiquarian from Korhogo. These pieces are practically missing in Côte d'Ivoire as animistic beliefs and practices disappear. The patina accuses the passage of time. The face presents the ritual scarifications of the gruesome initiates. Part of tribal veneration.
Further technical information
- Width
- 4 cm
- Attributed period
- Mid-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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