Protective figure "bateba phuwe"
Burkina Faso, Lobi
sold
EUR 380
Provenance
German Private Collection, AugsburgSize
H: 52,5 cm
H: 20.7 inch
Description
wood, greyish brown patina, a slender well-balanced body with elaborate carved and regular facial features, earring with cowrie shell pendant on the right (missing on the left), missing parts through insect caused damage (above all backside, left leg, back of the head), cracks, base