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LOT 2134

Senufo Wooden Male Figure

20TH CENTURY A.D.

27 1/8 in. (1.9 kg, 69 cm high).

Depicted squatting and displaying scarification marks around the chest, median crested coiffure with hands resting on the knees. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From Côte d'Ivoire/Ghana.
From an old Newbury, UK, ethnographic collection.

Footnotes

The Senufo peoples are distributed in West Africa in the area of Cote d'Ivoire and Mali. They are famed for their woodcarving skills as well as their musical abilities.

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LOT 2134

Senufo Wooden Male Figure

Sold for (Inc. bp): £20

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