Scepter or dance emblem "kebere" · Burkina Faso, Bobo · ID: 3052234
Starting price
EUR 1,500
Estimated price
EUR 3,000
Provenance
Ilia Malichin, Baden-Baden, Germany (1996)Lempertz, Brussels, Belgium, 31 March 2012, lot 30 (as Lobi)
German Private Collection, Gaggenau
Size
H: 95,5 cm
H: 37.6 inch
Description
wood, pigments, base
The use and location of this object remains unclear. According to Wheelock, “club-like sceptres in this flat, elegantly curved form appear to originate from the Bobo and were probably carried by dancers or used in ceremonies” (according to Roy & Wheelock, 2007, p. 431). These objects were previously attributed to the Senufo.
Comparing literature
Christopher D. Roy & Thomas Wheelock, Land of the flying masks, Munich 2007
Publications
AHDRC: 0212373