Big bird sculpture "kporopyan" oder "poropianong" ·  Côte d'Ivoire, Senufo · ID: 3046797

Description

wood, base

These large freestanding bird sculptures represent hornbills (kalao).

They belong to the “children of the poro” and are said to have been exclusively kept in the hidden grove of the “poro”. Their function is said to have been the protection of the grove and the initiates. According to another source, they also played a prominent role in the initiation rites themselves and were called “sibi”.

The object Big bird sculpture “kporopyan” oder “poropianong” with the object ID 3046797 was part of the auction Voyage Tribal Art - Live Online Auction on May 23, 2020. The object with the lot number 148 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,300 with an asking price of EUR 1,200.

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AHDRC: 0169761