Protective figure "bateba ti puo" · Burkina Faso, Lobi · ID: 3042395
Rive Gauche, Paris, 18 November 2013, lot 100
Description
light brown wood, partly encrusted brown patina, standing figure with overlong outstretched arms, min. dam., insect caused damage, cracks, traces of abrasion, base;
present figure belongs to the type of “dangerous persons” (“ti puo”), they show a defense attitude, elevating one or both hands next to the head to block the house for invisible enemies, they are even more effective in fighting witches. Women of the Lobi show this gesture after the death of a family member in order to ward off evil.
The object Protective figure “bateba ti puo” with the object ID 3042395 was last part of the auction 86th Tribal Art Auction at May 27, 2017 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 210 achieved a sales price of EUR 800.
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