IVORY COAST Senoufo wooden pulley with dark brown patina. H. 16 cm. The body is schematized, arched, the inside of the thick pasterns revealing the preserved spool. The superbly cubist face, with features suggesting the hornbill bird of fertility, features a skilful play of projection of its elements in space, the domed headdress, the forehead signified by a horizontal arrangement projected forward, the angular beak, pointed towards the earth. Small, round ears appear laterally. The back of the head and the upper part of the ears show a lighter patina, probably due to rubbing. Dark black patina. Provenance : - Probably acquired from Galerie du Scorpion, Francine Bourla. - French private collection. Related items: - LOT 573, ARTE PRIMITIVO, NEW YORK - SEPT. 18. 2023 ESTIMATE : 900 - 1 300 USD SOLD : 540 USD - LOT 205, BEAUSSANT & LEFEVRE, PARIS - APRIL 28 2023 ESTIMATE : 1 000 - 2 000 EUR SOLD : 1 298 EUR SOLD : 1 444 USD - LOT 248, (two crests) SOTHEBY'S, PARIS - FEB. 22 2023 ESTIMATE : 3 000 - 5 000 EUR SOLD : 4 064 EUR - LOT 340, ARTE PRIMITIVO, NEW YORK - SEPT. 29 2022 ESTIMATE : 5 000 - 7 000 USD SOLD : 5 100 USD