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Auction Location:
Auckland
Date:
14-Mar-2020
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Description:
A rare Senufo Sejen sculpture, Northern Ivory Coast, wooden sculpture in the shape of a bird with a proud chest, spread wings, long beak in an elongation of the skull. The body and the beak adorned with embossed brass slabs. Loss on one of the wings. Produced by the Poro society, representing a hornbill, symbol of parenting and leadership, and used during initiation ceremonies, height 66 cm
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Category:
Tribal: African