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Cavalier Sénoufo - Sculpture - Senufo Horseman - Mali
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Cavalier Sénoufo - Sculpture - Senufo Horseman - Mali

Chez les Sénoufo, comme chez leurs voisins les Gouro ou les Yaouré, des statues de cavaliers ont été sculptées afin de vénérer et garder en mémoire quelques chefs ou ancêtres illustres au sein du groupe. Le pays Sénoufo est à la limite des zones de maladies touchant le cheval, la principale étant la maladie du sommeil véhiculée par une mouche. Les Sénoufo ayant du mal à élever cet animal étaient encore pénalisés par les razzias de leurs voisins du nord Malinké qui volaient ce qu’il leur restait de maigres troupeaux. Ainsi, dans la partie nord du pays Sénoufo, la possession d’un cheval était-elle un signe de puissance et de richesse, ceci en fonction de la rareté de l’animal et de la difficulté de le conserver. La statue de cavalier n’était pas un objet de culte, mais plutôt un signe de révérence envers un notable. Elle n’était pas non plus montrée, mais faisait partie d’un ensemble d’objets faisant partie de l’enseignement du bois sacré pour évoquer un ancien dignitaire. Les figures de cavaliers, généralement de petite taille, représentent exclusivement des hommes, à l’exception d’une amazone qui serait une allégorie dite de la mère de Samory. Selon la légende, celle-ci était une amazone guerrière chevronnée, pourtant bien vue par des Sénoufo qui détestaient Samory, mais toutefois le supportaient. Nos garanties : - Envoi du colis 24h après réception du payement (sauf week-end) - Communication d'un numéro de suivi du colis - Colis soigné

No. 94369493

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Cavalier Sénoufo - Sculpture - Senufo Horseman - Mali

Cavalier Sénoufo - Sculpture - Senufo Horseman - Mali

Among the Senufo, as among their neighbors the Gouro or the Yaouré, statues of horsemen were sculpted in order to venerate and keep in memory some chiefs or illustrious ancestors within the group. The Senufo country is on the edge of the areas of diseases affecting horses, the main one being sleeping sickness carried by a fly. The Senufo having difficulty raising this animal were further penalized by the raids of their neighbors to the north Malinké who stole what remained of their meager herds. Thus, in the northern part of the Senufo country, the possession of a horse was a sign of power and wealth, this depending on the rarity of the animal and the difficulty of preserving it. The statue of a horseman was not an object of worship, but rather a sign of reverence towards a notable. It was also not shown, but was part of a set of objects forming part of the teaching of the sacred wood to evoke a former dignitary. The figures of horsemen, generally small in size, represent exclusively men, with the exception of an Amazon who would be an allegory said to be Samory's mother. According to legend, she was a seasoned warrior Amazon, yet well regarded by the Senufo who hated Samory, but nevertheless supported him.

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