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MATERNITY SENUFO FIGURE Pombibele, Ivory Coast Wood Sitting on a traditional stool, the woman breastfeeds the child held in her arms. H: 83 cm NOTE The style is classical, with a beautiful pyramidal composition, of which several similar examples are known. These maternity statues were placed on the altars of women from the Poro society of Tyepika, and they used them during funeral processions where they were exhibited. Each Pombibele statue bears a secret name.
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MATERNITY SENUFO FIGURE Pombibele, Ivory Coast Wood Sitting on a traditional stool, the woman breastfeeds the child held in her arms. H: 83 cm NOTE The style is classical, with a beautiful pyramidal composition, of which several similar examples are known. These maternity statues were placed on the altars of women from the Poro society of Tyepika, and they used them during funeral processions where they were exhibited. Each Pombibele statue bears a secret name.
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