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Unknown Maker
Bird (Sejen) Finial for a Champion Cultivator Staff Bird (Sejen) Finial for a Champion Cultivator Staff
Unknown Unknown

The Senufo people of West Africa are known as excellent farmers and live by a strict caste system, whereby the farmer is at the top. One of the highest possible honours given in the Senufo culture is the sambali (champion cultivator). The sculptural style of Senufo people was appropriated by twentieth-century European artists such as Pablo Picasso and Fernand Léger._

Artist Artiste
Unknown Maker
Artist Dates Naissance/décès de l'artiste
Senufo peoples Senufo peoples
Title Titre
Bird (Sejen) Finial for a Champion Cultivator Staff Bird (Sejen) Finial for a Champion Cultivator Staff
Date Date
Unknown Unknown
Category Collection
African African
Medium Technique d’expression
Wood, metal Wood, metal
Dimensions Dimensions
height / width / depth: 18.00 x 54.00 x 37.00 cm; 7.09 x 21.26 x 14.57 in.
Credit Line Mention de source
Gift of Justin and Elisabeth Lang, 1984 Gift of Justin and Elisabeth Lang, 1984
Accession Number Numéro d'acquisition
M84-385

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