{"product_id":"senufo-tribe-ivory-coast-carved-african-rhythm-pounder","title":"SENUFO TRIBE, IVORY COAST, CARVED AFRICAN RHYTHM POUNDER","description":"\u003cp\u003eSENUFO CARVED AFRICAN RHYTHM POUNDER: Figural rhythm pounder, Senufo Tribe, Ivory Coast, 61.5'' h. x 5'' x 6''. This is a wonderful African Rhythm Pounder from the Senufo Tribal People of the Ivory Coast of Africa in excellent conditions for its age. This is a crucial prop in both commemorative ancestral rites and in initiations of adolescents to adult society; it was also a benevolent symbol of fertility and a conduit to the departed female.Typically it is female figures that are represented. A poro society may possess one or more single figures that were initially commissioned as a result of a member's visionary encounter with spirits in dreams or while alone in the fields. These pounders were traditionally used at funeral ceremonies for Poro society members. In some areas, they are actually pounded, at others, they are gathered at the center of the ceremonial grounds. Late-20th Century References online üëáüëáüëá https:\/\/www.worldofbacara.com\/listing\/554025482\/african-rhythm-pounders-senufo-female https:\/\/www.invaluable.com\/auction-lot\/senufo-carved-african-rhythm-pounder-1418-c-2014779a77\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Re-psychles Vintage Shop \u0026 Art Gallery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45101589364851,"sku":"451015893648_FA6D","price":2700.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0637\/1426\/3155\/files\/487073065_1843394173086677_1394282974857825633_n_0cfda657-f112-42b2-bf2a-af8ed89d0d5f.jpg?v=1781408919","url":"https:\/\/re-psychles.com\/products\/senufo-tribe-ivory-coast-carved-african-rhythm-pounder","provider":"Re-psychles Vintage Shop \u0026 Art Gallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}