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Dimensions: H: 49cm (19.3")
Carved by a skilled Senufo artisan, likely in the mid-20th century, this sejen hornbill figure combines artistic precision with profound cultural symbolism. The elongated beak, upright posture, and geometric contours evoke the hornbill’s revered place in Senufo spirituality, symbolising fertility and ancestral continuity.
The surface is painted in red, black, and white pigments, arranged in patterns that highlight the figure’s carved details. Small metallic elements are integrated into the wings and body, while the circular base is carved from the same piece of wood. The figure’s bold painted patterns and symbolic motifs reflect its importance in Poro society rituals, where it was used to teach and embody values of fertility, continuity, and ancestral reverence within Senufo traditions.
Dimensions: H: 49cm (19.3")
Carved by a skilled Senufo artisan, likely in the mid-20th century, this sejen hornbill figure combines artistic precision with profound cultural symbolism. The elongated beak, upright posture, and geometric contours evoke the hornbill’s revered place in Senufo spirituality, symbolising fertility and ancestral continuity.
The surface is painted in red, black, and white pigments, arranged in patterns that highlight the figure’s carved details. Small metallic elements are integrated into the wings and body, while the circular base is carved from the same piece of wood. The figure’s bold painted patterns and symbolic motifs reflect its importance in Poro society rituals, where it was used to teach and embody values of fertility, continuity, and ancestral reverence within Senufo traditions.