RESEARCH CENTRE FOR THE SAFEGUARDING AND PROMOTION OF SENOUFO CULTURE

The love of culture, and more particularly of sénoufo culture, is in the eyes of Father Emilio. The man, peaceful and humanistic, tells us that he has lived in the villages of the region for over forty years and that, with his great regret, the historical memory of this people is becoming lost. Hence the idea of creating this Research Centre. An innovative, innovative project that has not received any grants since its creation in 2005. On the shelves of the library, documents carefully classified according to media and themes: audio cassettes reproducing wedding celebrations, translation of tales, photos of habitat, dances and daily life. A valuable legacy for this people of growers who turn to the oral tradition. The Centre also preserves and restores beautiful masks, statues and doors dating back to the th century. Father Emilio is not very proud to be able to exhibit them in a museum…