Senoufo Helmet, Côte d’Ivoire
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Rare wooden sculpture consisting of a hemispherical cap engraved with geometric symbols, from which emerges a beautiful hornbill head, mythical animal of the Senufo cosmogony, the primordial ancestor at the origin of the human race and of the sacred forest. This work is distinguished by the quality and nervousness of the clean cuts. The stretched neck extends into an oblong head, the eyes engraved, the very large beak curved downwards surmounted by that physical trait peculiar to hornbills called "helmet". The regular tool marks bring light to the shiny honey brown patina, a few incisions detailing here and there this work with pure lines. « casque ». Les traces d’outil régulières font jouer la lumière sur la patine brune miel brillante, quelques incisions détaillant ça et là cette œuvre aux lignes pures.
Origin
Ex French collection
- Dimensions: H 28cm
- Epoque: circa 1940
- Ethnie: Senoufo
- Matériaux: Bois
- Pays: Côte d'Ivoire