Standing female figure "tugubele" · Côte d'Ivoire, Senufo · ID: 3048674
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Size
H: 18 cm
H: 7.1 inch
Description
wood, base
Such statuettes were used by Senufo diviners “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 3048674 was last part of the auction Online Auction at September 27, 2023 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 204.
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