Bird sculpture "lumbr" · Burkina Faso, Lobi · ID: 3052411
Starting price
EUR 400
Estimated price
EUR 750
Provenance
Emil Storrer, Zurich, SwitzerlandSize
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.