Pair of miniature figures ·  Burkina Faso, Lobi Puguli · ID: 3042772

Description

wood, light brown patina, slender male and female figure, the latter slightly more voluminous with encrusted sacrificial patina in various places, slightly dam. (neck of the female), cracks, strong abrasion due to long usage in the cult, base.
The Lobi Puguli are a small ethnic group in the northern Lobi area.

The object Pair of miniature figures with the object ID 3042772 was last part of the auction 87th Tribal Art Auction at November 11, 2017 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 75 achieved a sales price of EUR 400.

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Publications

Brosthaus, Karl-Heinz (Hg.), Skulpturen der Lobi, Marl 2011, p. 56