Mug, Senufo pattern, indigo blue color

An art form linked to agricultural and initiatory rites.

Around the outside of the mug, a checkerboard of aubergine and black bands unfolds, streaked with white lines and dotted with yellow and red, like a woven cloth. The piece reveals itself through the movement of the eye, between graphic rhythm and contrast. We present it as our tribute to the emblematic art of the Senufo.

▦ The history of the motif

Senufo art, from Côte d’Ivoire, Mali, and Burkina Faso, is renowned for its powerful geometric forms, linked to agricultural and initiatory rites.

• Senufo (Côte d’Ivoire, Mali, Burkina Faso): a people renowned for their masks, statues, and textiles

✨ What the motif tells

The symbolism of the motif is linked to agricultural and initiatory rites. As a gift, this evocation connects the mug to this art form linked to agricultural and initiatory rites. It can be given to someone who appreciates this dimension.

Our reinterpretation

The checkerboard of aubergine and black bands, streaked with white and dotted with yellow and red, adorns the outside of the mug and takes up the graphic structure of the motif across its entire surface. Each mug is decorated to order in our workshop in Alfortville, with the motif prepared, applied, and glazed by hand before firing.

At your table

In the soft morning light or at the end of the day, on a matte tablecloth or a wooden table, the mug finds its place near you or a few loved ones. As a gift, it goes to someone who appreciates an object connected to the symbolism of agricultural and initiatory rites.

Characteristics

• Contents: 1 mug, motif on the outside.
• Colors: aubergine, black, white, yellow, red.
• Material: porcelain.
• Dimensions: mug Ø 8 cm, height 9.1 cm, 30 cl.
• Personalization: motif, colors, first name, date, or short message upon request.
• In case of breakage: replacement of a single item is possible, with the same motif and dimensions, as long as the shape remains in the catalog.
• In the same motif: breakfast set, speckled bowl, coffee cup, square salad bowl, set of 6 oval plates, oval salad bowl, set of 6 round plates.

Write to us to personalize your mug and extend, in your own way, this evocation of agricultural and initiatory rites.