Senufo Standing Female Figure Holding Calabash
Product ID: A1800-143
$1,895.00
About this piece
She is long and narrow, a calabash held low at her belly.
Senufo metalworkers of the Ivory Coast, West Africa, cast this standing female figure holding a calabash in bronze in the 20th century. Senufo brass and bronze figures are commonly associated with personal altars, divination and the rites of women’s associations. The body is elongated, the arms drawn close, and the legs slightly bent over flat feet. A stylized head swoops back with a high crest. The patina is dark green-black with lighter metal along the ridges.
About 10 inches tall. Slender and sure of herself, like a good exclamation point.
