Sénoufo pendant. Côte d'Ivoire Bronze H. 5.4 cm Bronze... Lot 15

Sénoufo pendant. Côte d'Ivoire Bronze H. 5.4 cm Bronze Sénoufo pendant featuring a figure surmounting a flared plate decorated with a geometric design. Blandin specifies that these triangular-based figurines, characteristic of the Sénoufo of Korhogo, represent the genies of the bush. To protect themselves from them, women (and sometimes men) wear a figurine of this type on their neck or arm, sewn onto a leather support (Blandin, 1988, p. 86).