Rider Syonfolo or Fanhafolo Senoufo Ivory Coast... Lot 13

Rider Syonfolo or Fanhafolo Senoufo Ivory Coast Wood H.: 34 cm. Statues of horsemen are rare in the Senoufo corpus. The long scarified face, slightly carried forward, ending with a prognathic mouth, is oversized in relation to the mount. The figure wears a conical hat, his arms are adorned with sculpted bracelets. These statuettes, named Syonfolo (master of the horse) or Fanhafolo (he who possesses power), were the symbol of material power, an allegory associated with the idea of chieftaincy and a representation of physical and moral strength. They took part in the rituals carried out by the diviners Object made specifically for colonial trade with an obvious decorative interest Consultant : Jean-Pierre Lacoste