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

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
Unknown Maker
Artist Dates
Senufo peoples
Title
Bird (Sejen) Finial for a Champion Cultivator Staff
Date
unknown date
Category
African
Medium
Wood, metal
Dimensions
18.0 x 54.0 x 37.0 cm
Credit Line
Gift of Justin and Elisabeth Lang, 1984
Accession Number
M84-385

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