SENOUFO, Ivory Coast. Hardwood, black lacquered patina. Sculpture representing a woman seated on a stool, her hands resting on her knees, her face prognathic and her headdress in the form of a crest ending in a bird's beak. This statue expresses the essential place of women and alludes to their important role in the Poro. First third of the 20th century. Height: 33.5 cm. Total height: 39 cm. Provenance: French private collection.