Male Divination Figure

Senufo people, Côte d'Ivoire, African

  • Titles Male Divination Figure (Descriptive)
  • Medium wood
  • Dimensions 8 x 3 3/4 x 2 1/2 in. (20.3 x 9.5 x 6.4 cm)
  • Credit Line Gift of Drs. Noble and Jean Endicott, 1991.1118
  • Work Type figure male divination figure
  • Classification Sculpture

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Male figure with pointed beard, crested coiffure, body scarification, short legs with exagerated musculature, with overall worn patina.
Red velvet man's kufi-style hat embellished with gold thread.
Brownish-gray vertical vessel has short neck with narrow mouth. Flat bottom rests on short legs. Body of vessel adorned with incised triangles filled with diamond patterns.
Wide, black vessel has narrower vertical cylindrical neck; body has crown motifs made from impressed points and neck has impressed points forming triangles.