Senufo bird

In the initiation ceremonies of the Poro of Sierra Leone and Ivory Coast, a Senufo bird is a hat worn by men or carried in a procession, especially during an initiation ceremony.[1][2] Between uses it is kept the Poro’s secret tree grove.[2] The base is hollowed out underneath so that it may fit like a cap on the head.[2] However, many of the birds stand on cylindrical bases that seem to be designed to rest upon the ground.[3]

The Senufo "is said to symbolize fertility, increase and the continuity of the community."[1]

According to Senufo belief, the hornbill was one of the first living creatures.

The long phallic beak touching its swollen belly suggesting pregnancy, represents the dual forces of the male and female parts.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Selection 1966. University of California, Berkeley. University Art Museum. 1966. p. 7. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
  2. ^ a b c d "Sejen (bird): Senufo artist: 19th–mid-20th century". Metropolitan Museum of Art. 2024. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
  3. ^ LeVert, Suzanne (2007). Sierra Leone (Cultures of the World). Marshall Cavendish Corp. ISBN 978-0761423348.
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