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The Senufo people number around 1.500.000 people including the northern Senufo group in Mali (about 630.000) and Burkina Faso (about 100,000) and the central and southern branch in Northern Ivory Coast (over 700.000). They once lived as far north as the town of... | ON SENUFO CHAMPION CULTIVATOR STAFFS
Bernard de Grunne
The Senufo people number around 1.500.000 people including the northern Senufo group in Mali (about 630.000) and Burkina Faso (about 100,000) and the central and southern branch in Northern Ivory Coast (over 700.000). They once lived as far north as the town of S... | ON SENUFO CHAMPION CULTIVATOR STAFFS | [] | 0 | false | senufo-staffs-bernard-de-grunne-tefaf-2014.pdf | 692 | 722 | |||
senufo-staffs-bernard-de-grunne-tefaf-2014.pdf_chunk_2 | Maesen wrote the results of his fieldwork in his unpublished doctoral thesis in 1946 which remained unpublished. Its scientific contribution was analyzed much later by Anja Veirman.² Maesen was deeply interested in the stylistic aspect of African art and defined five stylistic areas based on the formal characteristics ... | Maesen wrote the results of his fieldwork in his unpublished doctoral thesis in 1946 which remained unpublished. Its scientific contribution was analyzed much later by Anja Veirman.² Maesen was deeply interested in the stylistic aspect of African art and defined five stylistic areas based on the formal characteristics ... | ON SENUFO CHAMPION CULTIVATOR STAFFS | [] | 0 | false | senufo-staffs-bernard-de-grunne-tefaf-2014.pdf | 1,414 | 901 | |||
senufo-staffs-bernard-de-grunne-tefaf-2014.pdf_chunk_3 | Bohumil Holas, an anthropologist and the former curator of the Musée d'Abidjan in Côte d'Ivoire was also fascinated by Senufo culture and their various art styles.⁴ He published a stunning photo of a group of Senufo staffs (Fig. 1).
Finally, Dr. Anita Glaze carried her extensive field research of more than six years b... | Bohumil Holas, an anthropologist and the former curator of the Musée d'Abidjan in Côte d'Ivoire was also fascinated by Senufo culture and their various art styles.⁴ He published a stunning photo of a group of Senufo staffs (Fig. 1).
Finally, Dr. Anita Glaze carried her extensive field research of more than six years b... | ON SENUFO CHAMPION CULTIVATOR STAFFS | [] | 0 | false | senufo-staffs-bernard-de-grunne-tefaf-2014.pdf | 2,315 | 666 | |||
senufo-staffs-bernard-de-grunne-tefaf-2014.pdf_chunk_4 | Glaze underlines the following in her stylistic analysis: “In order to grasp the intricacies of style variation in Senufo art history, it is essential to consider the intersecting networks of sculptors belonging to one of two endogamous artisans groups - a large population of Fónobele blacksmiths, some of whom are scul... | Glaze underlines the following in her stylistic analysis: “In order to grasp the intricacies of style variation in Senufo art history, it is essential to consider the intersecting networks of sculptors belonging to one of two endogamous artisans groups - a large population of Fónobele blacksmiths, some of whom are scul... | ON SENUFO CHAMPION CULTIVATOR STAFFS | [] | 0 | false | senufo-staffs-bernard-de-grunne-tefaf-2014.pdf | 2,981 | 365 | |||
senufo-staffs-bernard-de-grunne-tefaf-2014.pdf_chunk_5 | 1- Anita Glaze, «The Senufo», in Jean-Paul Barbier, ed., Art of Côte d'Ivoire, Geneva, The Barbier-Mueller Museum, 1993, vol. I, p. 30
2- Albert Maesen, De Plastiek in de kultuur van de Senufo van de Ivoorkust (Fransch West Africa) University of Ghent, 1946. Anja Veirman, «Here a boy always becomes a sculptor, like his... | 1- Anita Glaze, «The Senufo», in Jean-Paul Barbier, ed., Art of Côte d'Ivoire, Geneva, The Barbier-Mueller Museum, 1993, vol. I, p. 30
2- Albert Maesen, De Plastiek in de kultuur van de Senufo van de Ivoorkust (Fransch West Africa) University of Ghent, 1946. Anja Veirman, «Here a boy always becomes a sculptor, like his... | ON SENUFO CHAMPION CULTIVATOR STAFFS | [] | 0 | false | senufo-staffs-bernard-de-grunne-tefaf-2014.pdf | 3,346 | 767 | |||
senufo-staffs-bernard-de-grunne-tefaf-2014.pdf_chunk_6 | 5- Anita Glaze, «Women Power and Art in a Senufo village», in African Arts., VIII: 3, 1975, pp. 24-29, 64-68; “Themes in the Language of Senufo Ornament and Decorative Arts” in African Arts, XII:1, 1978, pp. 63-71, 107-08; “Dialectics of Gender in Senufo Masquerades, in African Arts, XIX:3, 1986, pp. 30-39; Art and Dea... | 5- Anita Glaze, «Women Power and Art in a Senufo village», in African Arts., VIII: 3, 1975, pp. 24-29, 64-68; “Themes in the Language of Senufo Ornament and Decorative Arts” in African Arts, XII:1, 1978, pp. 63-71, 107-08; “Dialectics of Gender in Senufo Masquerades, in African Arts, XIX:3, 1986, pp. 30-39; Art and Dea... | ON SENUFO CHAMPION CULTIVATOR STAFFS | [] | 0 | false | senufo-staffs-bernard-de-grunne-tefaf-2014.pdf | 4,113 | 678 | |||
senufo-staffs-bernard-de-grunne-tefaf-2014.pdf_chunk_7 | ethnic group of woodcarvers specialists. Both Kulebele and Fönöbele have apprenticeship connections in other dialect areas. Stylistic influences flow in both directions: blacksmiths have been known to work as apprentices in a Kule workshop and the Kulebele are outstanding copyists of any sculpture including blacksmith ... | ethnic group of woodcarvers specialists. Both Kulebele and Fönöbele have apprenticeship connections in other dialect areas. Stylistic influences flow in both directions: blacksmiths have been known to work as apprentices in a Kule workshop and the Kulebele are outstanding copyists of any sculpture including blacksmith ... | ON SENUFO CHAMPION CULTIVATOR STAFFS | [] | 0 | false | senufo-staffs-bernard-de-grunne-tefaf-2014.pdf | 4,791 | 883 | |||
senufo-staffs-bernard-de-grunne-tefaf-2014.pdf_chunk_8 | Glaze also underlines another important factor in the art history of Senufo styles: the professional sculptors Kulebele are highly mobile with master carvers and restless ambitious young carvers carrying the family workshops and personal styles across an astonishing range of kilometers and ethnic change in clientele. T... | Glaze also underlines another important factor in the art history of Senufo styles: the professional sculptors Kulebele are highly mobile with master carvers and restless ambitious young carvers carrying the family workshops and personal styles across an astonishing range of kilometers and ethnic change in clientele. T... | ON SENUFO CHAMPION CULTIVATOR STAFFS | [] | 0 | false | senufo-staffs-bernard-de-grunne-tefaf-2014.pdf | 5,674 | 955 | |||
senufo-staffs-bernard-de-grunne-tefaf-2014.pdf_chunk_9 | The group of sixteen wooden and three brass and iron Senufo sculpture presented in this catalogue share a variety of styles within an identical iconography of a female figure seated on a four legged stool with arms bent and hands resting on the hips. They belong to two categories of works: small size stand-alone figure... | The group of sixteen wooden and three brass and iron Senufo sculpture presented in this catalogue share a variety of styles within an identical iconography of a female figure seated on a four legged stool with arms bent and hands resting on the hips. They belong to two categories of works: small size stand-alone figure... | ON SENUFO CHAMPION CULTIVATOR STAFFS | [] | 0 | false | senufo-staffs-bernard-de-grunne-tefaf-2014.pdf | 6,629 | 761 | |||
senufo-staffs-bernard-de-grunne-tefaf-2014.pdf_chunk_10 | Two of the statuettes carry spherical bowls on the head, most certainly as containers for karité (shea butter) used by members of the poro initiate classes. According to Anita Glaze, the seated figure from plate 2 belongs to a very ancient Northern Senufo Fono style from the Tengerela area at the border between Mali an... | Two of the statuettes carry spherical bowls on the head, most certainly as containers for karité (shea butter) used by members of the poro initiate classes. According to Anita Glaze, the seated figure from plate 2 belongs to a very ancient Northern Senufo Fono style from the Tengerela area at the border between Mali an... | ON SENUFO CHAMPION CULTIVATOR STAFFS | [] | 0 | false | senufo-staffs-bernard-de-grunne-tefaf-2014.pdf | 7,390 | 590 | |||
senufo-staffs-bernard-de-grunne-tefaf-2014.pdf_chunk_11 | The third figure (n°03) belongs to a classic style of small -size sculpture which can be considered the epitome of Senufo style : exceptional plasticity of form marked by a dynamic counterpoint of angular and spherical forms along an almost "Gothic" vertical axis. This style seems to be a subtle balance of both the mor... | The third figure (n°03) belongs to a classic style of small -size sculpture which can be considered the epitome of Senufo style : exceptional plasticity of form marked by a dynamic counterpoint of angular and spherical forms along an almost "Gothic" vertical axis. This style seems to be a subtle balance of both the mor... | ON SENUFO CHAMPION CULTIVATOR STAFFS | [] | 0 | false | senufo-staffs-bernard-de-grunne-tefaf-2014.pdf | 7,980 | 702 | |||
senufo-staffs-bernard-de-grunne-tefaf-2014.pdf_chunk_12 | ⁷ Anita Glaze, «Pillars of the Community: Memorial Figures for Ancestral and Recently deceased »Children of Poro», in Marie-Therese Brincard, ed., Constellations. Studies in African Art, Purchase, Neuberger Museum of Art, 2008, Vol I., p. 5
⁸ Anita Glaze, Art and Death in a Senufo Village, Bloomington, Indiana Universi... | ⁷ Anita Glaze, «Pillars of the Community: Memorial Figures for Ancestral and Recently deceased »Children of Poro», in Marie-Therese Brincard, ed., Constellations. Studies in African Art, Purchase, Neuberger Museum of Art, 2008, Vol I., p. 5
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Fig. 5: Tefalipitya Staff and eagle staff on display by the deadone's house at a funeral for an elder Champion cultivator, Kufulo Group, published in Anita Glaze, Art and Death in a Serufo Village, Indiana University Press, Bloomington, 1981, plate 77

Fig. 3: Yam culti... | Fig. 5: Tefalipitya Staff and eagle staff on display by the deadone's house at a funeral for an elder Champion cultivator, Kufulo Group, published in Anita Glaze, Art and Death in a Serufo Village, Indiana University Press, Bloomington, 1981, plate 77
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senufo-staffs-bernard-de-grunne-tefaf-2014.pdf_chunk_14 | shoulder outline of expanding curve that narrowly contracts at the elbow creating an effect of a pulsating hour-glass shape. Anita Glaze situated the center of the style to the west of the Bagoé River valley at the settlement of Kouto.¹² Lorenz Homberger has named this artist and his circle the Master of the Cockscomb ... | shoulder outline of expanding curve that narrowly contracts at the elbow creating an effect of a pulsating hour-glass shape. Anita Glaze situated the center of the style to the west of the Bagoé River valley at the settlement of Kouto.¹² Lorenz Homberger has named this artist and his circle the Master of the Cockscomb ... | ON SENUFO CHAMPION CULTIVATOR STAFFS | [] | 0 | false | senufo-staffs-bernard-de-grunne-tefaf-2014.pdf | 10,502 | 678 | |||
senufo-staffs-bernard-de-grunne-tefaf-2014.pdf_chunk_15 | ¹² Anita Glaze, "catalogue entry" in Jean-Paul Barbier, Arts de la Côte d'Ivoire from the collections of the Barbier-Mueller Museum, Geneva, 1993, Volume II, p. 25 and personal comm. February 19, 2014
¹³ Lorenz Homberger, «Künstler in Werkstätten der Serufo», in Eberhard Fischer and Lorenz Homberger, Afrikanische Meist... | ¹² Anita Glaze, "catalogue entry" in Jean-Paul Barbier, Arts de la Côte d'Ivoire from the collections of the Barbier-Mueller Museum, Geneva, 1993, Volume II, p. 25 and personal comm. February 19, 2014
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senufo-staffs-bernard-de-grunne-tefaf-2014.pdf_chunk_16 | The thirteen champion-cultivator staffs presented here are known as daleu or in the central Senufo area as tefalipitya ("Hoe-work-girl). They are composed of a long slender staff topped by a small figure, all carved in one piece of wood—a feat of workmanship. The figure at the top of the staff, usually seated and femal... | The thirteen champion-cultivator staffs presented here are known as daleu or in the central Senufo area as tefalipitya ("Hoe-work-girl). They are composed of a long slender staff topped by a small figure, all carved in one piece of wood—a feat of workmanship. The figure at the top of the staff, usually seated and femal... | ON SENUFO CHAMPION CULTIVATOR STAFFS | [] | 0 | false | senufo-staffs-bernard-de-grunne-tefaf-2014.pdf | 12,138 | 898 | |||
senufo-staffs-bernard-de-grunne-tefaf-2014.pdf_chunk_17 | "The staff honors the champion cultivator, and by extension, the residential and kinship unit whose pride and prestige he upholds. From dawn to dusk throughout the cultivating season, teams of young men swing their iron hoes to the rhythms of drums and xylophones, as proud staff bearers follow behind the competing cham... | "The staff honors the champion cultivator, and by extension, the residential and kinship unit whose pride and prestige he upholds. From dawn to dusk throughout the cultivating season, teams of young men swing their iron hoes to the rhythms of drums and xylophones, as proud staff bearers follow behind the competing cham... | ON SENUFO CHAMPION CULTIVATOR STAFFS | [] | 0 | false | senufo-staffs-bernard-de-grunne-tefaf-2014.pdf | 13,036 | 559 | |||
senufo-staffs-bernard-de-grunne-tefaf-2014.pdf_chunk_18 | The staffs are held in trust by champion cultivators in each succeeding generation of poro age sets, and a staff genealogy may name a dozen or more titleholders. Such champions may be said to achieve a degree of immortality, because they are paid homage as ancestral champions of their kinship unit. A more temporal rewa... | The staffs are held in trust by champion cultivators in each succeeding generation of poro age sets, and a staff genealogy may name a dozen or more titleholders. Such champions may be said to achieve a degree of immortality, because they are paid homage as ancestral champions of their kinship unit. A more temporal rewa... | ON SENUFO CHAMPION CULTIVATOR STAFFS | [] | 0 | false | senufo-staffs-bernard-de-grunne-tefaf-2014.pdf | 13,595 | 480 | |||
senufo-staffs-bernard-de-grunne-tefaf-2014.pdf_chunk_19 | The sculptured figure always represents a pitya - a young unmarried woman at the peak of her physical beauty. She wears fine ornaments, and is proud and upright in bearing. Thus, the figure promises a beautiful fiancée, increase for the kinship unit, abundant harvests, and many children. The calm repose of the seated f... | The sculptured figure always represents a pitya - a young unmarried woman at the peak of her physical beauty. She wears fine ornaments, and is proud and upright in bearing. Thus, the figure promises a beautiful fiancée, increase for the kinship unit, abundant harvests, and many children. The calm repose of the seated f... | ON SENUFO CHAMPION CULTIVATOR STAFFS | [] | 0 | false | senufo-staffs-bernard-de-grunne-tefaf-2014.pdf | 14,075 | 869 | |||
senufo-staffs-bernard-de-grunne-tefaf-2014.pdf_chunk_20 | 16• Anita Glaze, Entry «Staff for Champion Cultivator», in Susan Vogel, ed., For Spirits and Kings. African Art from the Paul and Ruth Tishman Collection, New York, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1981, p. 48

Fig. 7: Kpélé and Koutopitya masked dancers of the poro society holding anthropomorph... | 16• Anita Glaze, Entry «Staff for Champion Cultivator», in Susan Vogel, ed., For Spirits and Kings. African Art from the Paul and Ruth Tishman Collection, New York, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1981, p. 48
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senufo-staffs-bernard-de-grunne-tefaf-2014.pdf_chunk_21 | shown in the drawing by local administrator Gilbert Bochet made in the 1950's. (Fig. 7-8) In other groups, it is considered as a weapon of Katiéléo (earth-mother) used to repulse any harmful influences which might alter the course of religious ceremonies. [17] According to Glaze, these insignia staffs which are identic... | shown in the drawing by local administrator Gilbert Bochet made in the 1950's. (Fig. 7-8) In other groups, it is considered as a weapon of Katiéléo (earth-mother) used to repulse any harmful influences which might alter the course of religious ceremonies. [17] According to Glaze, these insignia staffs which are identic... | ON SENUFO CHAMPION CULTIVATOR STAFFS | [] | 0 | false | senufo-staffs-bernard-de-grunne-tefaf-2014.pdf | 15,730 | 766 | |||
senufo-staffs-bernard-de-grunne-tefaf-2014.pdf_chunk_22 | These staffs are exemplary works of arts which assume the kinetic factor of time and motion. In the Senufo world, sculpture dance, move in procession and participate in many ritual ceremonies. For instance a divination figure may be lifted high in the air during funerary processions for an elder diviner.
A closer exam... | These staffs are exemplary works of arts which assume the kinetic factor of time and motion. In the Senufo world, sculpture dance, move in procession and participate in many ritual ceremonies. For instance a divination figure may be lifted high in the air during funerary processions for an elder diviner.
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senufo-staffs-bernard-de-grunne-tefaf-2014.pdf_chunk_23 | A white cowrie shell cluster on staff n° 4 is attached so that it is placed in the exact position where the Senufo mothers carry their infants- an evocative symbolic promise of children to come according to Glaze's informants. [19] Also the wide hole at the back of the coiffure indicates that the bundle of white feathe... | A white cowrie shell cluster on staff n° 4 is attached so that it is placed in the exact position where the Senufo mothers carry their infants- an evocative symbolic promise of children to come according to Glaze's informants. [19] Also the wide hole at the back of the coiffure indicates that the bundle of white feathe... | ON SENUFO CHAMPION CULTIVATOR STAFFS | [
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senufo-staffs-bernard-de-grunne-tefaf-2014.pdf_chunk_24 | 17- Bohumil Holas, Cultures matérielles de la Côte d'Ivoire, Paris, 1960, p. 51
18- Anita Glaze, «Dialectics of Gender in Senufo Masquerades,» in African Arts, Vol. XIX, n° 3, May 1986, p. 36.
19- Anita Glaze, "catalogue entry Champion Cultivator staff," in Jean-Paul Barbier, Arts de la Côte d'Ivoire from the collectio... | 17- Bohumil Holas, Cultures matérielles de la Côte d'Ivoire, Paris, 1960, p. 51
18- Anita Glaze, «Dialectics of Gender in Senufo Masquerades,» in African Arts, Vol. XIX, n° 3, May 1986, p. 36.
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senufo-staffs-bernard-de-grunne-tefaf-2014.pdf_chunk_25 | Staff n°06 is the most explicit in the modelling of the arms narrowly contracting above the elbows and expanding again in a pulsating organic rhythm. According to Anita Glaze, it is a very fine example of one of the more ancient Fono styles with its very simple central crested hairstyle, semi-closed hooded eyelids and ... | Staff n°06 is the most explicit in the modelling of the arms narrowly contracting above the elbows and expanding again in a pulsating organic rhythm. According to Anita Glaze, it is a very fine example of one of the more ancient Fono styles with its very simple central crested hairstyle, semi-closed hooded eyelids and ... | ON SENUFO CHAMPION CULTIVATOR STAFFS | [] | 0 | false | senufo-staffs-bernard-de-grunne-tefaf-2014.pdf | 19,120 | 670 | |||
senufo-staffs-bernard-de-grunne-tefaf-2014.pdf_chunk_26 | Staff n° 10 is a "one of a kind" work of art, carved by a powerful artist who carved in a pure fono style. The realistic treatment of the body is contrasted by an oversized head, with a long thin nose, large bulging eyes and a very unusual coiffure which looks like it was pushed back. The entire carving, covered with a... | Staff n° 10 is a "one of a kind" work of art, carved by a powerful artist who carved in a pure fono style. The realistic treatment of the body is contrasted by an oversized head, with a long thin nose, large bulging eyes and a very unusual coiffure which looks like it was pushed back. The entire carving, covered with a... | ON SENUFO CHAMPION CULTIVATOR STAFFS | [] | 0 | false | senufo-staffs-bernard-de-grunne-tefaf-2014.pdf | 19,790 | 877 | |||
senufo-staffs-bernard-de-grunne-tefaf-2014.pdf_chunk_27 | Among the mains features of this Western style, is a more pronounced naturalism in the overall modelling of the body which feels more plump and less dynamic, a clear modelling of the hands and fingers as well as the nose, mouth and lips. The coiffure is also more elaborate with a characteristic projecting frontal braid... | Among the mains features of this Western style, is a more pronounced naturalism in the overall modelling of the body which feels more plump and less dynamic, a clear modelling of the hands and fingers as well as the nose, mouth and lips. The coiffure is also more elaborate with a characteristic projecting frontal braid... | ON SENUFO CHAMPION CULTIVATOR STAFFS | [] | 0 | false | senufo-staffs-bernard-de-grunne-tefaf-2014.pdf | 20,667 | 772 | |||
senufo-staffs-bernard-de-grunne-tefaf-2014.pdf_chunk_28 | Finally the three brass and iron insignia staffs are identical metal versions of the wooden tefalipitya staffs. They appear during an elaborate ceremony called Nuyo's which celebrates the climatic finale of the intermediate grade of the poro society. The central performers of this ceremony are the four Master Singers w... | Finally the three brass and iron insignia staffs are identical metal versions of the wooden tefalipitya staffs. They appear during an elaborate ceremony called Nuyo's which celebrates the climatic finale of the intermediate grade of the poro society. The central performers of this ceremony are the four Master Singers w... | ON SENUFO CHAMPION CULTIVATOR STAFFS | [] | 0 | false | senufo-staffs-bernard-de-grunne-tefaf-2014.pdf | 21,439 | 689 | |||
senufo-staffs-bernard-de-grunne-tefaf-2014.pdf_chunk_29 | 22- This staff is in the collection of the Etnografisch Museum in Antwerp inv. N° 55.37.16 and was published in Robert Goldwater, Senufo Sculpture from West Africa, New York, The Museum of Primitive Art, 1964, plate 132. See also a seated divination figure in the same style also collected by Maesen in the village of De... | 22- This staff is in the collection of the Etnografisch Museum in Antwerp inv. N° 55.37.16 and was published in Robert Goldwater, Senufo Sculpture from West Africa, New York, The Museum of Primitive Art, 1964, plate 132. See also a seated divination figure in the same style also collected by Maesen in the village of De... | ON SENUFO CHAMPION CULTIVATOR STAFFS | [
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senufo-staffs-bernard-de-grunne-tefaf-2014.pdf_chunk_31 | New research will be necessary to underline these deep historical connections between the Inland Niger Delta region in Mali and the Central Senufo styles in Northern Ivory Coast. I am including a Pre-Dogon iron and bronze staff (Fig.9) surmounted by a seated figure dated between A.D. 1300- 1600 which I could suggest to... | New research will be necessary to underline these deep historical connections between the Inland Niger Delta region in Mali and the Central Senufo styles in Northern Ivory Coast. I am including a Pre-Dogon iron and bronze staff (Fig.9) surmounted by a seated figure dated between A.D. 1300- 1600 which I could suggest to... | ON SENUFO CHAMPION CULTIVATOR STAFFS | [] | 0 | false | senufo-staffs-bernard-de-grunne-tefaf-2014.pdf | 23,536 | 640 | |||
senufo-staffs-bernard-de-grunne-tefaf-2014.pdf_chunk_32 | Senufo art is dance art from the most famous Senufo sculptures the "rhythm pounders" to the small divination figures and the tefalipyitya staffs designed for mobility and portability. The genius of Senufo carvers is exemplary in their predilection for art in motion to expressively weave the plastic qualities of their s... | Senufo art is dance art from the most famous Senufo sculptures the "rhythm pounders" to the small divination figures and the tefalipyitya staffs designed for mobility and portability. The genius of Senufo carvers is exemplary in their predilection for art in motion to expressively weave the plastic qualities of their s... | ON SENUFO CHAMPION CULTIVATOR STAFFS | [] | 0 | false | senufo-staffs-bernard-de-grunne-tefaf-2014.pdf | 24,176 | 385 | |||
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senufo-staffs-bernard-de-grunne-tefaf-2014.pdf_chunk_34 | Fig. 11 A / B : Cahier II of the Bottet collection published in Pierre Amrouche and Marie-Laure Terrin-Amrouche, Collection Bernard et Bertrand Bottet, Paris, 2013, p.111 & 124
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Senufo Figurine
Northern Senufo fono style, Tengerela area
Height: 29,5 ... | Fig. 11 A / B : Cahier II of the Bottet collection published in Pierre Amrouche and Marie-Laure Terrin-Amrouche, Collection Bernard et Bertrand Bottet, Paris, 2013, p.111 & 124
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Senufo Figurine
Northern Senufo fono style, Tengerela area
Height: 29,5 cm
PROVENANCE:
Collection... | ON SENUFO CHAMPION CULTIVATOR STAFFS | [
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senufo-staffs-bernard-de-grunne-tefaf-2014.pdf_chunk_35 | # 03
Figurine by the Master of the Cockscomb Hairstyle
Kule Style, Region of Kouto
Height: 24,7 cm
## PROVENANCE:
Private collection, Belgium, circa 1970's
Joachim Pecci, Bruxelles
## PUBLICATION:
Eberhard Fischer & Lorenz Homberger, ed., Afrikanische Meister. Kunst der Elfenbeinküste, Zurich, Rietberg Museum, 2... | 03
Figurine by the Master of the Cockscomb Hairstyle
Kule Style, Region of Kouto
Height: 24,7 cm
PROVENANCE:
Private collection, Belgium, circa 1970's
Joachim Pecci, Bruxelles
PUBLICATION:
Eberhard Fischer & Lorenz Homberger, ed., Afrikanische Meister. Kunst der Elfenbeinküste, Zurich, Rietberg Museum, 2014, p. ... | 03 | [
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senufo-staffs-bernard-de-grunne-tefaf-2014.pdf_chunk_36 | # 04
Champion Cultivator Staff telafipitya
Korhogo Boundiali area
Height staff: 122 cm
Height figurine: 22,2 cm
PROVENANCE:
Erwin Fieger, circa 1960's
Adrian Schlag, Brussels

Fig. 2. Champion Cultivator Staff, Cercle of Kadiolo, Region of Sikasso, Mali, drawing in 1908 by Lito Frobenius or... | 04
Champion Cultivator Staff telafipitya
Korhogo Boundiali area
Height staff: 122 cm
Height figurine: 22,2 cm
PROVENANCE:
Erwin Fieger, circa 1960's
Adrian Schlag, Brussels
Fig. 2. Champion Cultivator Staff, Cercle of Kadiolo, Region of Sikasso, Mali, drawing in 1908 by Lito Frobenius or one of his assistants, Fritz... | 04 | [
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senufo-staffs-bernard-de-grunne-tefaf-2014.pdf_chunk_37 | # 06
Champion Cultivator Staff telafipitya
Fono style
Height staff: 107 cm
Height figurine: 28,3 cm
PROVENANCE:
Collected in Abidji, R.C.I. in 1948
Collection Brémond, Nice
Galerie Entwistle, Paris



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Champion Cultivator Staff telafipitya
Fono style
Height staff: 107 cm
Height figurine: 28,3 cm
PROVENANCE:
Collected in Abidji, R.C.I. in 1948
Collection Brémond, Nice
Galerie Entwistle, Paris
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Champion Cultivator Staff telafipitya
Height staff: 141,5 cm
Height figurine: 35,2 cm
PROVENANCE:
Galerie Schof... | 06 | [
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senufo-staffs-bernard-de-grunne-tefaf-2014.pdf_chunk_38 | Collection Alexander S. Honig, New York
(Sotheby's New York, The Alexander S. Honig Collection of African Art, May 18, 1993, lot 55)
Private collection

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Champion Cultivator Staff telafipitya
Height staff: 122 cm
Height fig... | Collection Alexander S. Honig, New York
(Sotheby's New York, The Alexander S. Honig Collection of African Art, May 18, 1993, lot 55)
Private collection
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Champion Cultivator Staff telafipitya
Height staff: 122 cm
Height figurine: 28,6 cm
PROVENANCE:
Jerry and Susan Vogel, New ... | 06 | [
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senufo-staffs-bernard-de-grunne-tefaf-2014.pdf_chunk_39 | # 11
Champion Cultivator Staff telafipitya
North of Kouto
Height staff: 103 cm
Height figurine: 20 cm
PROVENANCE:
Collected in Abidji in 1948
Collection Bremond, Nice
Bernard Dulon, Paris

Fig. 13 Senula staff, Pomporo group, Cercle of Kadiolo, Region of Sikasso, Mali, drawing in 1908... | 11
Champion Cultivator Staff telafipitya
North of Kouto
Height staff: 103 cm
Height figurine: 20 cm
PROVENANCE:
Collected in Abidji in 1948
Collection Bremond, Nice
Bernard Dulon, Paris
Fig. 13 Senula staff, Pomporo group, Cercle of Kadiolo, Region of Sikasso, Mali, drawing in 1908 by Leo Frobenius or one of h... | 11 | [
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senufo-staffs-bernard-de-grunne-tefaf-2014.pdf_chunk_40 | # 12
Champion Cultivator Staff telafipitya
Southwestern Style
Height staff: 112,3 cm
Height figurine: 29,8 cm
PROVENANCE:
Collected between 1930 and 1950 by a member of the Donne family Yann Ferrandin, Paris

Fig. 14 : Ceremony to determine the Champion Cultivator in the Kufulo region, A. G... | 12
Champion Cultivator Staff telafipitya
Southwestern Style
Height staff: 112,3 cm
Height figurine: 29,8 cm
PROVENANCE:
Collected between 1930 and 1950 by a member of the Donne family Yann Ferrandin, Paris
Fig. 14 : Ceremony to determine the Champion Cultivator in the Kufulo region, A. Glaze, 1969.
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senufo-staffs-bernard-de-grunne-tefaf-2014.pdf_chunk_41 | # 14
Guardian Staff
Southwestern Style
Height staff: 135 cm
Hauteur figure: 33 cm
PROVENANCE:
Loed Van Bussel, Amsterdam, vers 1980
Galerie Simonis, Dusseldorf
Private Collection Hamburg

Fig. 16: Staff from the Western Senufo collected by Maesen in 1939 in the village Dyentene villag... | 14
Guardian Staff
Southwestern Style
Height staff: 135 cm
Hauteur figure: 33 cm
PROVENANCE:
Loed Van Bussel, Amsterdam, vers 1980
Galerie Simonis, Dusseldorf
Private Collection Hamburg
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senufo-staffs-bernard-de-grunne-tefaf-2014.pdf_chunk_42 | # 16
Champion Cultivator Staff telafipitya
Fono Style
Height staff: 153 cm
Hauteur Figure: 33 cm
PROVENANCE:
Collection Christophe Rolley, Paris
Renaud Riley, Bruxelles


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Champion Cultivator Staff telafipitya
Fono Style
Height staff: 153 cm
Hauteur Figure: 33 cm
PROVENANCE:
Collection Christophe Rolley, Paris
Renaud Riley, Bruxelles
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senufo-staffs-bernard-de-grunne-tefaf-2014.pdf_chunk_43 | # 17
**Tumogani Brass and Iron Staff**
Total Height: 117,3 cm
Height of bronze Figure: 14,5 cm
**PROVENANCE:**
Collection Charles Ratton Paris, before 1960

Fig. 18: Charles Ratton in 1983, archives Guy Ladrière in Raoul Lebsard, «Charles Ratton et l'aventure de l'art nègre», in Arts d'Afri... | 17
Tumogani Brass and Iron Staff
Total Height: 117,3 cm
Height of bronze Figure: 14,5 cm
PROVENANCE:
Collection Charles Ratton Paris, before 1960
Fig. 18: Charles Ratton in 1983, archives Guy Ladrière in Raoul Lebsard, «Charles Ratton et l'aventure de l'art nègre», in Arts d'Afrique Noire, n° 60, Winter 1986, cover
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senufo-staffs-bernard-de-grunne-tefaf-2014.pdf_chunk_44 | # 19
**Tumogani Brass and Iron Staff**
Total Height: 120 cm
Height of bronze Figure: 15 cm
**PROVENANCE:**
Collection Charles Ratton Paris, before 1960


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This catalog has been published for my SENUFO e... | 19
Tumogani Brass and Iron Staff
Total Height: 120 cm
Height of bronze Figure: 15 cm
PROVENANCE:
Collection Charles Ratton Paris, before 1960
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March 14 to March 23 2014
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