Small figure "bateba" · Burkina Faso, Lobi · ID: 3046412
Price
EUR 800
plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Provenance
Peter Willborg, Stockholm, SwedenSize
H: 25 cm
H: 9.8 inch
Description
wood, base
This figure belongs to the type of the sad “bateba” - “bateba yadawora”. For despite the fragmentary condition it is still recognizable that a hand is placed on the chin. A gesture which the Lobi regard as an expression of deepest grief and which can be observed at funerals and in other situations of suffering.
The object Small figure “bateba” with the object ID 3046412 was part of the auction 94th Tribal Art Auction on March 7, 2020, lot number 30 at that time and is currently available for EUR 800 in Open sale.
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