African sculpture African Senufo Prosperity Bird Statue wooden vintage hand carved Home Décor-G1629

42.6/15-CM
The rarity of large-scale bird sculptures that were produced for Senufo poro associations by master artists suggests that by the twentieth century only a few associations in northern Côte d'Ivoire invested in the form. Some bird sculptures have hollow bases that permitted poro initiates to carry the heavy works on their heads during poro ceremonies.