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Description : Senufo Horse and Rider, Côte d'Ivoire syonfolo Wood with varied dark brown and black shiny patina Height 20 3/4in (52.8cm) Provenance Werner J. Gillon, The Tara Collection, London Sotheby's, London, 15 July 1975, Lot 51 English Private Collection Sotheby's, Paris, 12 December 2017, Lot 47 David Blackhurst Collection, Bakersfield, California Published Fagg, William, African Sculpture from the Tara Collection, London, University of Notre-Dame, 1971: no.1-2, p. 11, fig. 1-2, p. 10 Exhibited Notre Dame, Indiana, African Sculpture from the Tara Collection, University of Notre Dame Art Gallery, 28 March - 23 May 1971 As noted by Kate Ezra, 'The image of the horse and rider appears most frequently in Senufo art in the context of the women's Sandogo society and the practice of divination. Essential to Sandogo's role in ensuring good relationships between humans and the spirit world is communication and co-operation with bush spirits, most notably through divination techniques practice by a small percentage of highly skilled Sandogo members. [. . .] [. . .] The rider is almost always male, though occasionally a male/female pair of riders is depicted. As is typical of Senufo wood sculpture, the play of convex and concave curves provides movement and vitality to these images. The riders sit proudly, often with exaggeratedly erect posture and broad curved shoulders. Often the prognathic jaw echoes the forward curve of the torso, adding to the figure's assertive impression.' (Chemeche, George, The Horse Rider in African Art, Antique Collector's Club Ltd., England, 2011, pp. 30-32)
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