Ceremonial Senufo Drum West Africa

$1,500 · Offered by Second Story Books

Nigeria: 20th century. Large and impressive Senufo-style carved wooden ceremonial drum, featuring a hide-covered drum body supported by a seated female caryatid figure. Hand-carved from a single section of hardwood, the drum is decorated with bold relief-carved motifs including stylized geometric forms and a prominent reptilian or crocodile-like figure. The supporting female figure, shown seated with raised arms, reflects themes of fertility, ancestry, and spiritual

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