Senoufo, Harp's easel

Senoufo, Harp's easel

Sénofou harp's easel, wood, strings
Date
early XXème
Size
height 23 cm
Collection
Tribal Art
Condition
très bon état
Inventory number
336
Price
sur demande / on request
 

Sénoufo easel, elements of the stringed instrument often qualified as a harp-lute, generally with six strings, designated "korr" abbreviated as "koron" (which means 6 in sénoufo).
The rope is not made of hemp but of a braided animal hose, allowing flexibility, this bridge has ten holes, beautiful face scarified with a head with the typical Sénoufo headdress, this face corresponds to the style of the west center of the Ivory Coast, known for these sculpture workshops executed by Kulebele groups : the Belgian ethnologist Mesen collected in 1938 a copy of this typology coming from the village of Tiasso located in the western region of the Senofou country Sénoufo.

 

Origin : private french collection