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Bird sculpture "lumbr", Burkina Faso, Lobi, Size: H: 19,5 cm (H: 7.7 inch), ID: 3052411
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Bird sculpture "lumbr" ·  Burkina Faso, Lobi · ID: 3052411

Starting price EUR 400
Estimated price EUR 750
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Provenance
Emil Storrer, Zurich, Switzerland
Size
H: 19,5 cm
H: 7.7 inch

Description

wood, base

Such bird sculptures were made and placed on shrines by command of the “thila”. They were supposed to warn their owners of impending danger.

Africa

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