A SENUFO FEMALE RHYTHM POUNDER
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The figure of a young woman standing, feet enclosed in a cylindrical base, knees slightly bent, hands resting palms down on her stomach, arms held away from her body, long neck, impassive face with a simple crested hairstyle, the only decoration being on her cache-sex. Light color getting darker in unexposed areas. Carried in festivals and parades, pounded on the ground to accompany the drumming. Standing 46" high in a custom base.From a Harrison, NY EstateProvenance:Exhibited at the Carnegie Institute, no. 224 (illustrated in catalog), Pittsburgh Pennsylvania, Exotic Art from Ancient and Primitive Civilizations, from the Collection of Jay C. Leff, Oct 15th, 1959 to January 3rd, 1960Collection of Jay C. LeffLot 32, Parke-Bernet Galleries, African Art Sale, April 22nd, 1967
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A SENUFO FEMALE RHYTHM POUNDER
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