Senufo

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• The vibrant colors of Senufo art reflect the rich cultural heritage of the Senufo people.

• The de Menils also gave the MFAH a majestic Senufo headdress with horns representing those of the African buffalo, sometimes called a bush cow (Fig. 4).

  Academic text (2003)

• The dominant ethnic population in the region is Senufo, with language and cultural ties to other Senufo peoples to the south and east.

  Academic text (2007)

• Senufo women are considered particularly adept at communicating with the spirit world.

  Academic text (2003)

• Although Senufo groups differentiate themselves from others and are watchful of their own identity, they are still related to others.

  Academic text (2008)

• Writers and some researchers who worked among Senufo groups in the Korhogo region have generalized what they learned as applying to all Senufo.

  Academic text (2008)

• Tagwa, a Senufo people in Burkina Faso, do not have the same art traditions as central and southern Senufo groups.

  Academic text (2008)

• Glaze suggests that while outwardly Senufo cloths appear similar to those of the Bamana, their production differs.

  Academic text (2007)

• To circumvent this problem and still acquire masks that could be brought to Belgium for research, Maesen asked local Senufo sculptors to make him new masks in the traditional manner.

  Academic text (2008)

• Many scholars study Senufo traditions to understand the social structures of West African communities.

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