Dance crest "dagu" · Côte d'Ivoire, Senufo · ID: 3043809
sold
EUR 1,600
Provenance
Karl-Heinz Krieg, Neuenkirchen, Germany (1970)Ralf Lüders, Stuttgart, Germany
Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 26 November 2011, lot 223
Size
H: 62 cm
H: 24.4 inch
Description
wood, rep.
The horns symbolize cattle, which makes sense, because the young men who have passed “zeu” were looked upon as “nescient” and therefore “scary oxes”.
Comparing literature
Guenneguez, André et Afo, Art de la Cote-d'Ivoire et de ses voisins, Paris o.J., p. 107
Publications
AHDRC: 0139691