Fine Senufo Necklace - Terracotta Beads - Kapele Village, Korhogo, Côte d'Ivoire

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Fine Senufo Necklace - Terracotta Beads - Kapele Village, Korhogo, Côte d'Ivoire
Each bead is handmade.
Terracotta beads (diameter cm 1,0 - very resistant) and glass beads.  The necklace is
cm. 53,0 in lenght (20.87"); grams 168,4 (5.94 oz.).
The Senufo people are an ethnolinguistic group of West Africa. They consist of several subgroups that live in a region that crosses the northern Ivory Coast, southeastern Mali and western Burkina Faso.
They are predominantly animists, with some who are Muslims.
The Senufo people
are famous for their handicrafts, many of which feature their cultural themes and religious beliefs.
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