Ivory Coast - Senufo maternity, second half of the 20th century

Côte d’Ivoire - Maternité senoufo, seconde moitié du XXe siècle 2

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Ivory Coast Senufo maternity, second half of the 20th century Maternity depicting a woman carrying her twins on her knees, symbols of fertility. Fertility statue used in fertility rites, so that women who do not have children can have them and also when babies are sick. Collected in the region of Bouaké in Ivory Coast wooden base Material: wood, Dimensions: 39 x 10 x 10.5cm

Dimensions :
- Height : 31 cm
- Width : 9 cm
- Depth : 12 cm

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Senufo : people is settled in Burkina Faso, Mali and Ivory Cost. They live from agriculture. Their art consists in masks ans sculptures. The Calao mythical bird is very important in seufo's iconography.