Auction 106
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Small female figure "tugubele", Côte d'Ivoire, Senufo, Size: H: 20 cm (H: 7.9 inch), ID: 3052761
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Lot 266
Auction 106

Small female figure "tugubele" ·  Côte d'Ivoire, Senufo · ID: 3052761

Starting price
EUR 600
Estimated price
EUR 1,200
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Provenance
Petr Zubek, Düsseldorf, Germany
Size
H: 20 cm
H: 7.9 inch

Description

wood, base

Such statuettes were used by Senufo diviners, called Sando’o, to communicate with helpful spirits living in the wilderness. The name “tugubele” applies to both the spirits and the mediating statuettes.

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