Male figure "bateba phuwe" · Burkina Faso, Lobi · ID: 3027853
sold
EUR 150
Provenance
Joseph Christiaens, Brussels, BelgiumVera und Wolfgang Nerlich, Munich, Germany
Size
H: 22,5 cm
H: 8.9 inch
Description
wood, spotty brown patina, torso with circular incisions, surmounted by an oval head with slanting eyes and a sharp-ridged nose, min. dam., slight traces of abrasion, metal base
The object Male figure “bateba phuwe” with the object ID 3027853 was last part of the auction 72nd tribal art auction at March 9, 2013 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 82 achieved a sales price of EUR 150.
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Comparing literature
Frey, Bruno, Warin, Francois, Lobi, o.O. 2007, p. 23