Ointment pot - Ivory Coast

Wood with black lacquered patina, metal staples and braided cotton cord - Height 21 cm

The Sénoufos are a farming people from West Africa. They live in Côte d'Ivoire, Mali and Burkina Faso. Villages are governed by a council of elders, a secret initiatory society like Porto, which plays a fundamental role in the life of the community. The Sénoufos are renowned for their elegant and refined artistic production. Retour De Voyage appreciates this beautiful piece of primitive art.

Primitive art connects us to nature and to the archaic simplicity of a beautiful everyday object. While this pot undoubtedly had a very practical use, it is now a work of art in its own right, the product of a civilization with a great sense of aesthetics. Its patina and age give it its full value.

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