Expressive figure "bateba duntundara" of the "ti puo" type ·  Burkina Faso, Lobi · ID: 3048015

Description

wood, encrusted patina, base

Particularly remarkable about this figure is its bisexuality, as well as the rib structure indicated on the upper part of the body.

“Ti puo” (“dangerous person”) either show an explicit defensive posture by stretching one or both arms up diagonally next to the head, or they spread their arms horizontally and thus block invisible enemies from entering the house. They are also considered effective in the fight against witches.

Comparing literature

Meyer, Piet, Kunst und Religion der Lobi, Zürich 1981, p. 88, ill. 83

Publications

AHDRC: 0181647