"Rider "syonfolo" Senufo, Ivory Coast "
rider syonfolo, Senoufo Ivory CoastThese Syonfolo (master of the horse) are used by diviners. They are objects of high prestige, augmenting the divination by creating a bridge between real and mystical worlds.
provenance Emile Storrer Zurich 50s
collection Christophe Evers Belgium
Emil Storrer, one of the most important African art dealers in Switzerland. Emil Storrer was closely linked to the Rietberg Museum. With the director at the time, Elsy Leuzinger, he traveled to West Africa in the early 1950s and served on the acquisitions committee of the Rietberg Museum from 1958 to 1988.
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