Staff "tefalipitya" ("hoe-work-girl") · Côte d'Ivoire, Senufo · ID: 3045746
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Provenance
Manfred Magin, Weinheim, GermanyHelmut Zake, Heidelberg, Germany
Zemanek-Münster, 22 March 2014, Lot 213
Size
H: 120 cm
H: 47.2 inch
Description
wood, base
In september and october the young men of the Senufo have to cultivate the new yams fields, an exhausting field work, organized as a kind of competition. The winners will receive a “tefalipitya” staff as an award.