Senufo people

The Senufo are a living in the north of Ivory Coast, in southern Mali and western Burkina Faso ethnic group with about three million people.

They speak around 20 different, belonging to the Niger - Congo languages ​​, Senufo languages.

The Senufo are migrated in the 15th and 16th century from the area of present-day Mali in their present settlement area.

They founded, inter alia, the Ccb Kenedugu.

The people are known for the production of wooden masks and figures and utensils of the Poro secret society. From bronze masks, human figures and jewelry are manufactured. The Poro determined in part still the religious and social life of the Senufo.