Pair of figures "bateba phuwe" ·  Burkina Faso, Lobi · ID: 3042671

Description

wood, brown patina, forms of the body and posture nearly identical, especially striking: prominent facial features with raised rectangular eyes, pointed chin and collar-like bulging ring around the neck, slightly dam., cracks, insect caused missing parts (above all in the foot zone), base

The object Pair of figures “bateba phuwe” with the object ID 3042671 was part of the auction 87th Tribal Art Auction on November 11, 2017. The object with the lot number 128 achieved a sales price of EUR 700 with an asking price of EUR 500.

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