“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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Very Old Senufo African Statue 32.5″ – Ivory Coast
$800.00$400.00View More -
Senufo Maternity Figure 13″ | Ivory Coast | African Art
$160.00$80.00View More -
Authentic Senufo African Drum 11″ with Base – Ivory Coast
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Female Senufo Statue on Base 23″ – Ivory Coast – African Art
$160.00$80.00View More -
Female Senufo Statue 19″ on Base – Ivory Coast – African Art
$140.00$70.00View More -
Female Senufo Style Statue 32″ – Ivory Coast – African Art
$180.00$90.00View More -
Senufo Style Maternity Statue 20″ – Ivory Coast – African Art
$140.00$70.00View More -
Senufo Style African Statue w/ Cowrie Shells 21.5″ – Ivory Coast
$300.00$150.00View More -
Seated Senufo Style African Statue w/ Shells 22″ – Ivory Coast
$250.00$125.00View More -
Gorgeous Senufo Female Statue 15″ – Ivory Coast – African Art
$150.00$75.00View More -
Standing Senufo Style Statue 17.75″ – Ivory Coast – African Art
$170.00$85.00View More