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MOA: University of British Columbia

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Carved wooden standing figure. Female figure is nude with pointed breasts. She stands with feet together on a small round base. Her arms are held close to her body, and hands together in front of her abdomen. She wears a cap with three descending hornbills.

  • History Of Use

    Kulebele (ancient mother) figure used by male Poro and female Sandogo initiation societies. In Poro, figures of the primordial mother confirm her stature as its head; Sandogo, which trains females in divination, incorporates smaller nature spirits in its shrines. The production of Senufo wooden sculpture is the purview of the Kulebele, woodcarvers who traditionally carve domestic and ritual wooden items.

  • Type of Item figure
  • Culture Senufo
  • Material stain, wood
  • Measurements height 68.5 cm, width 14.0 cm, depth 13.5 cm (overall)
  • Previous Owner Frank Heinzelmann
  • Received from Frank Heinzelmann
  • Made in Cote d'Ivoire
  • Ownership Date before March 27, 2018
  • Acquisition Date on March 27, 2018
  • Item Classes carvings & sculpture
  • Condition good
  • Accession Number 3294/0004

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