Pair of figures ·  Burkina Faso, Lobi · ID: 3035070

Description

wood, dark brown patina, encrusted with camwood powder and clay, female/male, both referring to the respective gender, unusual facial features (form of mouth and nose), the female figure elevated by a plateau underneath the feet, the male with unusual coiffure in jagged strands across the temples, slightly dam., cracks, metal plate;
if ancestor couple or “bateba” protective figures, in any case afflicted with the task of supporting human fertility.

The object Pair of figures with the object ID 3035070 was last part of the auction 73rd tribal art auction at May 25, 2013 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 148.

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