Zemanek-Münster

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

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Size
H: 64 cm (female), 68 cm (male)
H: 25.2 inch (female), 26.8 inch (male)

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.


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