Standing male figure
Côte d'Ivoire, Senufo
sold
EUR 1,100
Size
H: 33,5 cm
H: 13.2 inch
Description
wood, dark brown patina, rising from the base without feet, massive chest with rectangular ornament, accentuated gender, min. dam., cracks, traces of abrasion, base;
figurative sculptures of the Senufo are ancestral representations, although once they are out of their ceremonial context there is no way of deciding clearly of weather they represent “mythical” or “real” ancestors.