Standing female figure "tugubele" ·  Côte d'Ivoire, Senufo · ID: 3048441

Description

wood, base

Such statuettes were used by Senufo diviners, called “sando’o”. They are indispensable for getting into contact with the “tugubele”, the small and omnipresent bush spirits.

The “tugubele” promise to help their human partners, when they are appreciated accordingly, which means that a figure has to be carved, representing them. Just like the bush spirits such figures are called “tugubele”.

The object Standing female figure “tugubele” with the object ID 3048441 was last part of the auction 97th Auction at November 6, 2021 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 194 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,000.

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