“Scattered across the Ivory Coast, Mali and Burkina Faso, the million and a half Senufo tribespeople live principally off the fruits of agriculture and occasionally hunting. They inhabit villages governed by a council of elders, who in turn are led be a chief elected from their number. Tribal cohesion is reinforced through the rituals of the Poro society who initiate and educate the men from the age of seven onwards. Senufo theology is based on Koulotiolo, a powerful god, and Katieleo, a goddess mother, who through the rituals of the Poro society, regenerates the world.
The Senufo were among the first tribal artists to be admired by the Western world. Their artistic output has been prolific – statues and masks characterized by realistic features or highly geometric shapes which emphasize rhythm and the opposition between void and full spaces.”
Art from this Tribe
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Handsome Senufo Statue 21″ – Ivory Coast – African Art
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Senufo African Figure / Statue 32.5″ – Ivory Coast
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Curious Senufo Cup with Spout 5″ | Ivory Coast | African Art
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Senufo Maternity Figure 13″ | Ivory Coast | African Art
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Unique Senufo Style Figure 19″ – Ivory Coast – African Art
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Hand Carved Zoomorphic Senufo Drum 22″ – Ivory Coast – African Art
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Unique Senufo Bird Statue 34″ – Ivory Coast – African Art
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Female Senufo Figure on Custom Base 22.5″ – Ivory Coast – African Art
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Senufo Three Legged Chair 41.5″ Long – Ivory Coast – African Art
$1,850.00$925.00 View More