African Senufo Door
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Directory: Vintage Arts: Regional Art: African: Pre 1960: Item # 1445719
Directory: Vintage Arts: Regional Art: African: Pre 1960: Item # 1445719
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From our African Collection: A Senufo Door from the 1960's. 20 x 48"
Among the northern Senufo peoples, doors carved in low relief were signs of wealth and social status. In earlier times they were taken as booty in wars between villages. The designs most often refer to divination, bush spirits and sources of power. The central design is adapted from the scarification around a woman's navel, which symbolizes the order of the universe as set out by the Creator. Other images suggest symbols of aggression. The Senufo peoples live in the Ivory Coast.
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