Pair of love nails "sécanjuin-né" · Côte d'Ivoire, Senufo · ID: 3049979
sold
EUR 600
Provenance
Artur Elmer, Aalen, Germany (1997)Bernhard Jäger, Frankfurt a. M., Germany
Size
H: 22 cm
H: 8.7 inch
Description
wood, base
According to Jerome Vogel, young women received these peg-shaped male and female pair of figurines as wedding gifts. They were fixed above the door of their new house.
When the woman died, the “sécanjuin-né were removed and kept by the parents in memory of their daughter. Since around1920, this tradition has fallen into disuse. (Cf. AHDRC 0073883)