Exhibits on Senufo culture and the history of the traditional Poro ruling family since the 15th Chef of Korhogo, Péléforo Gbon Coulibaly. He supposedly lived an extremely long life, from about 1844 (there were no birth records at that time) to 1962. The Museum, housed in the palace he built in 1950, is currently limited to two rooms on the groundfloor while the rest of the ground and second floor await renovation, as of 2024. The entrance is flanked by two huge Calao sculptures, a large abstract bird with an equally large beak curved into its own belly. The wings on either side are rectangular with small squares punctured in them. Two smaller versions of the bird stand on each shoulder and the wings are decorated with figures on the backside. The legs are slightly bent, standing on a round pedestal and a smaller animal protrudes as the bird's tail. This sculpture is made of dark wood and is sometimes decorated with pigment or mud.
According to Senufo belief, the hornbill, along with the tortoise, the crocodile, the chameleon, and the serpent - was one of the first living creatures before god created humans. The long phallic beak touching its swollen belly suggesting pregnancy, represents the dual forces of the male and female components, symbolizing the need for both to ensure the continuity of the whole community. The image of this bird is taken from the native yellow-casqued hornbill, which the Senufo believe is the master of all arrogant birds and associated with intellectual power, significant of the knowledge the elders hope to impart on the young initiates.
Admission 500 / 1500 / 2000 FCFA for local / West-African / international visitors, open Monday- Saturday 9 - 12:30 and 13:30 - 18:30.
A traditional wood sculptor in the courtyard exhibits and sells his masks and more Sonoufo objects than the museum.