Protective figure "bateba phuwe" · Burkina Faso, Lobi · ID: 3040951
sold
EUR 700
Provenance
Fred Jahn, Munich, GermanyHans Reinmöller, Ratingen, Germany (1992)
Size
H: 18 cm
H: 7.1 inch
Description
wood, black paint, partly encrusted, beautiful work of carving, traces of old age and usage, abrasion of paint, base
The object Protective figure “bateba phuwe” with the object ID 3040951 was part of the auction 84th Tribal Art Auction on November 5, 2016. The object with the lot number 163 achieved a sales price of EUR 700 with an asking price of EUR 600.
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