Male figure "bateba ti puo" · Burkina Faso, Lobi · ID: 3046798
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Provenance
German Private CollectionBelgian Private Collection
Size
H: 36,5 cm
H: 14.4 inch
Description
wood, encrusted patina, base
This figure belongs to the type of “dangerous persons” (“ti puo”). With its explicit defensive posture, it is supposed to block invisible enemies from entering the house and is 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: 0158715