Lot # 26 - Senufo Rhythm Pounders

Opening Bid : $ 150.00
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Start Date/Time: 03-Jun-2026 7:00:00 AM
End Date/Time: 10-Jun-2026 7:25:00 PM
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Description :

Senufo Rhythm Pounders

Key Characteristics

Function: Historically, these heavy, elongated carvings were struck against the ground by young initiates during agricultural ceremonies or funerals to establish a rhythmic beat, invoke ancestral protection, and promote fertility.

Design: The statue features a highly stylized, abstract female form with extremely long, slender legs, pronounced breasts symbolizing motherhood, and a distinct crest or hairstyle on the head.

Material: Hand-carved from a single piece of dense African hardwood, showing a rich, natural reddish-brown wood grain with surface aging from handling

Smaller one is 62”x6”


Dimensions : 7 in W x 66 in H

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