Figurally carved container · Côte d'Ivoire, Senufo · ID: 3035808
sold
EUR 600
Provenance
Karl-Heinz Krieg, Neuenkirchen, GermanyHeinz Kolerski, Fellbach near Stuttgart, Germany
Size
H: 29,5 cm
H: 11.6 inch
Description
wood, partly oily blackish brown patina, remains of pigments, remains of a white substance inside the receptacle, min. dam., small missing parts, slight traces of abrasion;
probably used for storing unguents, like palm oil or karité butter. Such ointment in recent times has been used cosmetically, but formerly was also used for magic. The application was believed to protect against hidden dangers and malevolence.
Comparing literature
Förster, Till, Die Kunst der Senufo aus Schweizer Sammlungen, Zürich 1988, p. 114, ill. 112