Seated female figure
Côte d'Ivoire, Senufo
not available anymore
Provenance
Adrian Schlag, Brussels, BelgiumSize
H: 25 cm
H: 9.8 inch
Description
wood, pigments, custom mount
The seated female figure represents a “pitya” - a young unmarried woman at the peak of her physical beauty.
It probably once crowned a staff “tefalipitya” or “daleu” for a “master of agriculture”.“Te-fali-pitya” means “hoe-work-girl”.