The Senufo people, who can be found in the northern part of Cote d’Ivoire and the southern part of Mali.
Senufo people are agricultural, their major crops include corn and millet. Their farmers cluster around villages of small mud-brick houses, thatched in the south but with flat roofs in the drier North.
They are outstanding musicians, using marimba, tuned iron gongs, and a variety of drums, horns, and flutes. They are also internationally famous carvers of wood sculptures, mainly masks, and figures.
- THE SENUFO BED
Beds are made throughout Africa, mainly for resting during the day. The Senufo have amongst the most beautiful but simplest beds. They consist of a completely flat and minimally adorned surface and a sloping headrest, sometimes conceived in the form of a turtle, as well as heavy tapering legs.
- THE SENUFO STOOL
These beautiful handmade stools are carved from a single block of wood with a crescent-shaped seat and flat base. The Senufo stool is rooted not only in Ghana’s time-honored craft of woodcarving but also in the rich cultural history and traditional designs of the Senufo tribes in Mali and Ivory Coast.
- THE SENUFO BIRD/CALAO(HORNBILL)
This is a bird is also known as the Guardian Bird, they are carved from a solid piece of wood and some are cladded in brass metal and used raffia to signify the feathers. The Senufo people believe that the hornbill bird was one of the first living creatures, therefore it symbolizes intellectual power and significant knowledge. The importance of the beak touching its belly proposes pregnancy.
It is also referred to as the first ancestor.
