African Senufo Sculptor, Hand Carved, One Figure Holding Carved Image.
African Senufo Sculptor, Hand Carved Figures, One Figure Holding an Ornate Carved Figure with a Pedestal and Large Head Dress.
All Senufo art is made by specialized artisans, which may diminish regional stylistic differences. Figures representing the ancestors are common, as are brass miniatures and small statues, which are used in divination.
The Senufo people, also known as Siena, Senefo, Sene, Senoufo, and Syénambélé, are a West African ethnolinguistic group. They consist of diverse subgroups living in a region spanning the northern Ivory Coast, southeastern Mali and western Burkina Faso. One sub-group, the Nafana, is found in north-western Ghana.
Item Code - WOO2A852LAW
Width: 4 1/8" Height: 19 3/8" Depth: 4" Weight: 809 g