Senufo Headrest Hobby Horse Syon Ivory Coast African Art

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Title Senufo Headrest Hobby Horse Syon Ivory Coast African Art
Type of Object Headrest, stool, dance horse
Country of Origin Ivory Coast.
People Senufo
Materials Wood, pigment
Approximate Age Mid 20th Century
Other Dimensions Height: 25 Inches
Width: 4.5 Inches
Depth: 8 Inches
Overall Condition Good. Most of our pieces have spent decades on at least two continents, and have been treasured by several owners.   Small splits, scrapes and cracks are a normal part of their patina attesting to their age and extensive use.  We examine each piece carefully when we receive it and report any damage we find in our listings.  Please look carefully at the pictures which may also reveal condition and damage.
Damage/Repair Cracks, chips, repaired leg, general wear

Provenance: From the collection of Howard Gelb, St. Paul, MN collector of African Art, who was also a businessman, lawyer, and philanthropist. Mr. Gelb died in 2015, at the age of 96.

Additional Information:   The details are muted, compared to many known Senufo works.  The horse, standing on all fours, has a long saddle for the use of the headrest's owner.  There are holes drilled on either side to attach a handle.  

This stylized carved wooden horse known as "Syon" is ridden by the "Master of the horse" during the ritual appearance of a number of masks among the Senufo of the Ivory coast. Riding the horse into the village, he announces the coming of the masks and dances between lines of young girls, jumping side to side as though he were riding a real horse. Cords wrapped around the neck and tail would fit over the rider’s shoulder to allow him to ride the horse and keep his hands free to gesture.

The Senufo live in the Ivory Coast and southern Mali in small villages supporting themselves primarily as farmers. Though generally independent, the villages are joined through a shared men’s secret society known as Poro or Pondo, which is responsible for the initiation of young boys and men and for instruction in the religious wisdom and knowledge of the bush spirits. Masks and figures mainly serve the Poro society.

For similar pieces see Jacques Kerchache, ART OF AFRICA, figs 318-320

 

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  • Color: Ivory
  • Maker: Senufo Artisan - Africa
  • Material: Wood
  • Original/Reproduction: Original

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