Divination Statue . Senufo . Tugubele . Mali . Burkina Faso . Ivory Coast ..

divination statue . Senufo . tugubele, 22 cm . old French collection perfect example of a cubist style, this statue probably comes from the north of the Sénoufo country in Mali or west of Burkina Faso .. the sculpture is very present within the Sénoufo society, it would seem that the kulebele originated from the north of the Sénoufo territory, in the region of Sikasso in Mali and that they gradually arrived in present-day Côte d'Ivoire by following the Dioula traders . these two groups of craftsmen thus cohabited and created among the most remarkable African sculptures . this designation brings together heterogeneous populations settled in an area of wooded savannah and practicing agriculture .