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Senufo Bronze Masked Hunter Figure OLD African Fetish
A Rare Senufo Bronze Masked Hunter Figure Altar Fetish Antique African Art - Tribal Sculpture - Mali, Burkina, Cote d'Ivoire
Collected from the: Senufo peoples of Cote d'Ivoire, West Africa. Also cross-attributed to the neighboring Kulango peoples. Material: Bronze, old lost wax casting of copper/tin alloy Dimensions: 8.25” height, 2.75” width, 3.5” depth; weight is 2.0 pounds Condition: Exceptional. Held in a private Parisian collection, the condition of this exquisitely detailed casting remains unchanged from the time of its original 1950's field acquisition. Significant signs of age, anticipated minute flaws inherent to the early casting process; tool signatures, refined metal content, iconography and surface condition appear appropriate for the period. Virtually smooth (non-granular) surface condition was produced only from the utmost care of a highly skilled caster applying the first layer of slip to the wax mold in the initial steps of the technique. Feet were never present, either through intended application or incomplete casting process, judging from surface condition and patination of area. Gorgeous deep chocolate patina, displays burnished skin oil residue at outer arms, legs and antelope front with generous calcification and verdigris over remnants of sacrificial libations and liberal brassy highlights - a superior, museum quality specimen!
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Senufo Bronze Traditions and Use "A mirror stands in front of a small sacrificial altar covered in chicken blood and feathers. Beside it is a clay pot full of tree sap, water and leaves for the devil to bathe in, and other pots containing sacrificed chickens. A pair of small ancestor figures in front of the mirror help and advise the soothsayer. He wears bracelet decorated with a stylized python - believed to be both messenger and medium between the diviner and the spirits. The woman's anklet lying near his leg is used as part of his ritual paraphernalia. In his hands is a turtle shell filled with a collection of Cowrie shells, seeds and small bronze figures which he will throw on the ground. By the way in which they fall he will interpret his client's problems and, after consultation with the spirits, will be able to advise the necessary action." Such is a glimpse of a Senufo Diviner at work, as depicted in Fisher's Africa Adorned.
History of the Senufo Tribe in West Africa An extremely large tribe, the one and a half million Senufo peoples inhabit vast areas of the Cote d'Ivoire, Mali, and Burkina Faso. Primarily farmers who occasionally hunt, the Senufo villagers are governed by councils of elders, lead by elected chiefs. Men of the important Poro society reinforce tribal unity through ceremonial ritual, while they train and initiate the young tribal males from age seven and up. According to Bacquart, "Senufo theology is based on Koulotiolo, a powerful god, and Katieleo, a goddess mother, who through the rituals of the Poro society, regenerate the world." Senufo art was among the first recognized and admired by the Western world.
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