Two bird sculptures "sejen" · Côte d'Ivoire, Senufo · ID: 3045320
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Provenance
Old French CollectionYann Ferrandin, Paris, France
Size
L: 48 cm / 20,5 cm
H: 28 cm / 12 cm
L: 18.9 inch / 8.1 inch
H: 11.0 inch / 4.7 inch
Description
wood, residues of red paint, drilled holes (for insertion of smaller bird sculptures), each mounted on base
Such bird 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 Two bird sculptures “sejen” with the object ID 3045320 was last part of the auction 91 Tribal Art Auction at March 9, 2019 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 148.
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