Pair Of Senoufo Deble From Ivory Coast

Magnificent and very rare Déblé Senufo influence Dioula from Ivory Coast Very old with thick crusty patinas almost fossilized Hard and dense wood Traces of intense handling on the arms, above the trunks, on the tips of the breasts Height 107cm and 105cm Very modernist sculptures of the Senufo. An incredible stylistic audacity we find an influence of the Dioula for the shape of the head, with the bird-shaped helmet falling on the lower part of the face. These large pestle statues had a role in the initiatory society of the Poro, during the ceremonies of the yellow men or during the funerals of notables, they were animated to strike the ground to the rhythm of solemn songs, invoking in a secret language the soul of the deceased, taken refuge in the heart of darkness in the bowels of the earth, to attract their benevolence These pieces have an exceptional patina resulting from numerous rituals that they have undergone good condition free shipping worldwide Museum pieces