“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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Senufo African Figure / Statue 32.5″ – Ivory Coast
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Senufo Maternity Figure 13″ | Ivory Coast | African Art
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Authentic Senufo African Drum 11″ with Base – Ivory Coast
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Female Senufo Figure on Custom Base 22.5″ – Ivory Coast – African Art
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Senufo Style Female Statue 16.5″ – Ivory Coast – African Art
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Tattered Male Senufo Statue 15″ – Ivory Coast – African Art
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Female Senufo Statue on Base 23″ – Ivory Coast – African Art
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Female Senufo Statue 19″ on Base – Ivory Coast – African Art
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Female Senufo Style Statue 32″ – Ivory Coast – African Art
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Senufo Style Maternity Statue 20″ – Ivory Coast – African Art
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Gorgeous Female Senufo Statue 18″ – Ivory Coast – African Art
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Senufo Inspired Female Statue 22″ – Ivory Coast – African Art
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