Figure équestre " syonfolo " – " maître du cheval " · Côte d'Ivoire, Sénoufo · ID: 3053643
Prix d'appel
3 000 €
Prix d'Estimation
5 000 €
Provenance
Arno Henseler, Munich, GermanyTaille
H: 26 cm
L: 21,5 cm
H: 10.2 inch
L: 8.5 inch
Description
wood, oily patina,
Senufo equestrian figures are also known as “fanhafolo” (“holders of power”). Horse and rider symbolise power, leadership, steadfastness and wealth. The figures were used in divination and regarded as representations of the bush spirits known as “tugubele”.
Littérature comparée
Chemeche, George, The Horse Rider in African Art, Suffolk 2011, p. 29-33

