Figural top of staff "tefalipitya" ·  Côte d'Ivoire, Senufo · ID: 3042640

Description

wood, encrusted greyish brown patina, black paint, sitting female figure, front legs of the stool forming the figures legs at the same time, incised scarification marks, drilled ear holes, slightly dam., minor missing parts, rest. (tips of both breasts, right hand)

In september and october the young men of the Senufo have to cultivate the new yams fields, an exhausting field work, organized as a kind of competition. The winners will receive a “tefalipitya” staff as an award.

The object Figural top of staff “tefalipitya” with the object ID 3042640 was part of the auction 87th Tribal Art Auction on November 11, 2017. The object with the lot number 146 achieved a sales price of EUR 450 with an asking price of EUR 300.

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