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A Senufo kafigeledjo Cult fetish Ex Marshall Mount Collection

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A Senufo kafigeledjo Cult fetish Ex Marshall Mount Collection

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A very unusual carved wood and textile effigy with painted spots and cowrie shell eyes. These works and the ritual practice in which they are used are both known as kafigeledjo which translates as he who speaks the truth. The figures give visual representation to invisible bush spirits and function as divination devices. Kafigeledjo divination is used to uncover misdeeds, false testimony, and culpability. The idol measures 28 inches tall. Senufo peoples, Ivory Coast, West Africa. Provenance: Ex Marshall Mount Collection, New York, also a private NYC collection.

Condition

Good, fair

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A Senufo kafigeledjo Cult fetish Ex Marshall Mount Collection

Name: A Senufo kafigeledjo Cult fetish Ex Marshall Mount Collection
SKU: 163353460
Price: 480 USD
Availability: InStock

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