Male figure "tugubele" · Côte d'Ivoire, Sénoufo · ID: 3032406
Description
wood, black patina, star-shaped earrings of silver metal sheet, slightly dam., minor missing parts, paint rubbed off, on base;
the “tugubele” always appear in pairs of male and female. They are helping spirits of the soothsayers, who make sacrifices in return for their help and to keep them well-disposed. The “tugubele” are nearly omniscent. Nothing happens without reason, for coincidence is not existent. But as they are not able to be everywhere, they are supported by the chameleon, the small water turtle and the python, which has the most significant part. The snake is the patron of the “tugubele” and they are his messengers.
L’objet Male figure “tugubele” avec l’ID d’objet 3032406 a fait partie de l’enchère 68th tribal art auction en 3 mars 2012 pour la dernière fois le Zemanek-Münster Hôtel des ventes et avait le numéro de lot 335.
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Littérature comparée
Burkhard, Gottschalk, Senufo - Unbekannte Schätze aus privaten Sammlungen, Düsseldorf 2009, p. 40 f.