Small anthropomorphic figure "tugubele" · Côte d'Ivoire, Senufo · ID: 3046521
sold
EUR 900
Provenance
René Gardi (1909-2000), Bern, SwitzerlandWalter Stanley Schwab, Murten, Switzerland (1955)
Size
H: 20,5 cm
H: 8.1 inch
Description
wood, rich deep black sacrificial patina, sticky in some places, rest., base
Such statuettes were used by Senufo diviners, called “sando’o”, to communicate with helpful spirits living in the wilderness.
Publications
AHDRC: 0170830