porpianong (hornbill figure), unrecorded Senufo artist

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unrecorded Senufo artist, porpianong (hornbill figure)
unrecorded Senufo artist, porpianong (hornbill figure)
unrecorded Senufo artist
porpianong (hornbill figure)
early-mid 1900s
unrecorded Senufo artist, artist
porpianong (hornbill figure), early-mid 1900s
Where object was made: Côte d'Ivoire
Material/technique: staining; wood; carving; pigment
Dimensions:
Object Height/Width/Depth (Height x Width x Depth): 65 x 25 x 22 cm
Object Height/Width/Depth (Height x Width x Depth): 25 9/16 x 9 13/16 x 8 11/16 in
Credit line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. H. Kenneth Palmer
Accession number: 2007.2903
Not on display
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Archive label for Palmer collection exhibit, date unknown:
The tribal emblem of the Senufo was the bird, and thus it usually played some part in the their rituals. Its representation was simplified, while the beak and outstretched wings were accentuated as the dominate characteristics of "birdness." Bird depictions ornamented masks, and bird figures were fastened directly to the head, as this example may have been.