Standing pair of figures "tugubele" · Côte d'Ivoire, Sénoufo · ID: 3032600
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Description
wood, partly shiny dark brown patina, remains of pigments, a male and a female figure, their bodies nearly identical in shape and posture, min. dam., crack (female figure), slight traces of abrasion, on acrylic base;
such small human figures belong to single persons, mainly soothsayers. They are indispensable for getting into contact with the “tugubele”, the small invisible and omnipresent bush spirits. The “tugubele” promise to help their human partners, when they are appreciated accordingly, which means that a figure has to be carved, representing them. Just like the bush spirits such figures are called “tugubele”.