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THB20th C. Senufo Wooden Female Figural Rhythm Pounder
Lot 203d
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Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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- Lot Description
Western Africa, Burkina Faso or Ivory Coast, Senufo peoples, ca. first half of the 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden rhythm pounder (known as a "siibele" or "deble") in the form of a stylized female standing with broad feet and delineated legs atop a cubic pounding head. The woman boasts wide thighs and an ample posterior, a protruding abdomen beneath perky breasts, and sinuous arms tracing up to rounded shoulders. The rounded head features incised almond-shaped eyes, a wide nose, full lips, and tab-shaped ears, all beneath a tiered coiffure which doubles as a smaller pounding head. The lower edges of the larger pounding head are slightly flared, suggesting this was tribally used by the "Poro," an important religious society inclusive to both men and women. Fine coffee-hued patina envelops the entire figure. Size: 2.8" W x 14" H (7.1 cm x 35.6 cm); 15" H (38.1 cm) on included custom stand.
For a stylistically-similar example of a figural rhythm pounder, please see The Brooklyn Museum, accession number 74.214: https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/4838
Provenance: private New York, New York, USA collection
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#140390Small nicks to head, coiffure, body, and base, with a few stable hairline fissures, light encrustations within some recessed areas, light flaring to lower edges of larger pounding head, and wear to some raised details, otherwise intact and excellent. Light earthen deposits and fabulous brown patina throughout.Condition
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