Protective figure "bateba duntundara" · Burkina Faso, Lobi · ID: 3048667

Name: Protective figure "bateba duntundara"
SKU: 3048667
Availability: Discontinued

not available anymore

Provenance

Belgian Private Collection, Antwerp

Size

H: 52 cm

H: 20.5 inch

Description

wood, pigments, base

Female figures whose heads are conspicuously turned to the side and which also show the belly of a pregnant woman with a particularly emphasised navel are often part of a male-female pair of figures.

These figures belong to the group of “bateba duntundara”, which are supposed to protect their owners from witches and evil spirits.

“Duntundara” can be found in a broad range of representations, including figures that gesture dramatically or feature unusual physiological characteristics such as multiple heads or arms.

The object Protective figure “bateba duntundara” with the object ID 3048667 was last part of the auction 98th Auction at March 26, 2022 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 162.

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