Top of a staff "sejen" ·  Côte d'Ivoire, Sénoufo · ID: 3040649

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.

L’objet Top of a staff “sejen” avec l’ID d’objet 3040649 a fait partie de la dernière vente aux enchères 83rd Tribal Art Auction dans 28 mai 2016 le Zemanek-Münster Hôtel des ventes. L’objet portant le numéro de lot 210 a atteint un prix de vente de 1 000 €.

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