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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Kelly Graziano, post: 12530195, member: 86665&quot;]I have an update!&nbsp; This piece was most likely made by the Senufo people of Ivory Coast (Cote d’Ivoire).&nbsp; They&#039;re mostly famous for their carved hornbill bird figures.&nbsp; Ithink this was a lidded bowl or carrier at one time.&nbsp; I&#039;ve found examples of similar objects, but none of them have been painted in the same way so this is unique.&nbsp; I&#039;m guessing it was made sometime in the early to mid 20th century.&nbsp; I do love solving a puzzle!&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Also, I think the mystery animal may be a chameleon.&nbsp; In Senufo culture, the crocodile is a revered symbol of primal strength, endurance, and water, the baboon is primarily associated with divination, agrarian rites, and the mbotumbo (baboon) cult, serving as propitiatory altars to appease nature spirits, the hornbill bird carvings are central to the Poro secret society, symbolizing fertility, ancestral wisdom, and protection for the community, and in Senufo cosmology, the chameleon is highly revered as one of the very first animals to exist. It represents the origins of human existence and ancient wisdom.&nbsp; [ATTACH=full]555230[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]555231[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]555232[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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