Figure Item Number: 3294/4 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Carved wooden standing figure. Female figure is nude with pointed breasts. She stands with feet together on a small round base. Her arms are held close to her body, and hands together in front of her abdomen. She wears a cap with three descending hornbills.
History Of Use
Figure used by male Poro and female Sandogo initiation societies. In Poro, figures of the primordial mother confirm her stature as its head; Sandogo, which trains females in divination, incorporates smaller nature spirits in its shrines. The production of Senufo wooden sculpture is the purview of the Kulebele, woodcarvers who traditionally carve domestic and ritual wooden items.
Item History
- Made in Cote d'Ivoire
- Owned by Frank Heinzelmann before March 27, 2018
- Received from Frank Heinzelmann (Donor) on March 27, 2018
What
Who
- Culture
- Senufo
- Previous Owner
- Frank Heinzelmann
- Received from
- Frank Heinzelmann (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Cote d'Ivoire
When
- Ownership Date
- before March 27, 2018
- Acquisition Date
- on March 27, 2018
Other
- Item Classes
- carvings & sculpture
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 3294/0004