Staff "tefalipitya" · Côte d'Ivoire, Senufo · ID: 3052436
Adrian Schlag, Brussels, Belgium
Description
metal,
From dawn to dusk throughout the cultivating season, teams of young men swing their iron hoes to the rhythms of drums and xylophones, as proud staff bearers follow behind the competing champions of each team. Through the use of sculpture, orchestra, song and dance, hoeing contests transform grinding labor into ritual.
The object Staff “tefalipitya” with the object ID 3052436 was last part of the auction Auction 105 at November 15, 2025 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 271 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,000.
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Publications
Ancienne Nonciature, Brussels 2024, p. 38 f.; Civilisations Brussels Art Fair, Brussels 2024, p. 8
AHDRC: 0209716
Exhibition
Adrian Schlag Tribal Art: Civilisations Brussels Art Fair, 24 -28 January, Brussels, Belgium