Top of a staff "sejen" · Côte d'Ivoire, Senufo · ID: 3040649
sold
EUR 1,000
Provenance
Félix Pelt, Amsterdam, The NetherlandsLemaire, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Size
H: 15 cm
B: 37,5 cm
H: 5.9 inch
B: 14.8 inch
Description
wood, dark brown patina, in form of a big flying bird, carrying two smaller ones on its back, min. dam., slight traces of abrasion;
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 3040649 was last part of the auction 83rd Tribal Art Auction at May 28, 2016 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 210 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,000.
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