"Senufo Bird"
This Senufo bird is a ritual sculpture associated with the Poro initiation society, the spiritual and educational pillar of Senufo society. The bird, stylized and slender, represents qualities such as wisdom, clairvoyance, vigilance, and mediation between worlds. It is generally used during initiation ceremonies, sometimes carried on the head or displayed atop sacred poles. Its simple form, deep patina, and taut lines evoke both the lightness of flight and the solemnity of the spiritual role it embodies. A work with a strong symbolic and aesthetic charge.