Zemanek-Münster

Top of a staff "sejen" ·  Côte d'Ivoire, Senufo · ID: 3040084

sold EUR 600
Provenance
Lucien van de Velde, Antwerp, Belgium
Victor van Craen, Antwerp, Belgium
Size
B: 54 cm
B: 21.3 inch

Description

wood, dark brown patina, in shape of a flying bird, min. dam., traces of insect caused damage and abrasion, base;
such sculptures were fixed on top of long staffs and were displayed during the working competitions on the yams fields. “Sejen” means “the one who follows”. He was meant to watch over the young people while they were working.


The object Top of a staff “sejen” with the object ID 3040084 was last part of the auction 82nd Tribal Art Auction at February 27, 2016 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 342 achieved a sales price of EUR 600.

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Comparing literature

Förster, Till, Die Kunst der Senufo aus Schweizer Sammlungen, Zürich 1988, p. 28


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