Tefalipitya ceremonial staff
Senufo
Ivory Coast
Wood, reptile skin and iron
H. 139 cm
Estimated period: late 19th century
Provenance:
– Enric A. Peters Collection, New York.
– Frum Collection, Toronto / Ontario.
Exhibitions:
– Senufo Sculpture from West Africa. The Museum of Primitive Art, New York, 20 february – 5 may 1963.
Publications:
– Goldwater, R. Senufo Sculpture from West of Africa. The Museum of Primitive Art. New York, 1964, nº 128 and 128a.
– Imaginaire Tribal 2019. Parcours des Mondes 2019. Galeria David Serra – Art tribal. Barcelona.