“Segen” Bird with Two Baby Birds on its Wings
Senufo, Cote d’Ivoire, West Africa
Wood, Pigments including Black, Red & White
22” wide (56cm) x 13” long (33cm) x 12” high (30.5cm)
When young Senufo men take part in an agricultural competition as part of their initiation into the important Poro Society, a Segen bird sculpture on a long rod observes them and controls them. The bird species is ‘Calao’, or hornbill, the sacred bird of the Senufo.
$3000
