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A Senufu Pombilele Rhythm pounder, ivory coast. Pombilele…
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A Senufu Pombilele Rhythm pounder, ivory coast. Pombilele pounders were used during dances to keep rhythm while dancing; the figure would have been held by the arms and the columnar base stamped on the ground. Rhythm pounders were also used to stamp down the soil of the grave of the recently deceased to ensure the spirit went on to the afterlife. This pounder is carved from a single piece of wood with an elongated form. The figure is female as noted by the enlarged breasts. She has a spiked coiffure and wears a loincloth. Figure height 104 cm, width 15.5 cm, depth 16.5 cm, on stand height 109 cm. Provenance: Lim-Strutt collection, Aotearoa. Previously of the Ladolla Museum of Art, California
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