Small bird "sejen" ·  Côte d'Ivoire, Senufo · ID: 3037813

Description

wood, slightly encrusted dark brown patina, some drilled holes, rep. (breakage), small missing parts through insect caused damage, abrasion, base;
such sculptures were fixed on top of long staffs and were displayed during the working competitions on the yams fields. “Sejen” means “the one who follows”. He was meant to watch over the young people while they were working.

The object Small bird “sejen” with the object ID 3037813 was part of the auction 78th tribal art auction on October 18, 2014. The object with the lot number 246 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,700 with an asking price of EUR 500.

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