Big protective figure "bateba phuwe", Burkina Faso, Lobi, Size: H: 106 cm (H: 41.7 inch), ID: 3047069

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Lot 74

95th Tribal Art Auction

Big protective figure "bateba phuwe" · Burkina Faso, Lobi · ID: 3047069

sold EUR 2,200

Provenance

Hans Schneckenburger, Munich, Germany
Rolf Huisgen, Munich, Germany (1973)

Size

H: 106 cm

H: 41.7 inch

Description

wood, base

This figure is unusually large, which is not supposed to have had any influence on its effectiveness, but according to Meyer, was determined by the context for which a “thil” wanted a “bateba”.

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