Staff "tefalipitya" ("hoe-work-girl")
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Lot: 140
92nd Tribal Art AuctionStaff "tefalipitya" ("hoe-work-girl")
Côte d'Ivoire, Senufo
| Provenance | Size | Starting price / estimated price |
|---|---|---|
| Manfred Magin, Weinheim, Germany Helmut Zake, Heidelberg, Germany Zemanek-Münster, 22 March 2014, Lot 213 |
H: 47.2 inch | This object is not available anymore. |
wood, base
In september and october the young men of the Senufo have to cultivate the new yams fields, an exhausting field work, organized as a kind of competition. The winners will receive a "tefalipitya" staff as an award.
