A very large African wood carving, I believe made by the Senufo people of northern Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast).
A stunning and original piece of African wood art.
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Regionally, the Senufo are famous as musicians and superb carvers of wood sculpture, masks, and figurines. The Senufo people have specialized their art and handicraft work by subgroups, wherein the art is learnt within this group, passed from one generation to the next.