Small head ·  Burkina Faso, Lobi · ID: 3037749

Description

terracotta, red pigment remains, expressive facial features with bean-shaped raised eyes and a big mouth, crowned by a two-parted forehead crest, min. dam., missing parts, slight traces of abrasion, base;
presumably part of a figure. Such figures are placed on shrines and altars, just like the widespread wooden “bateba” sculptures. They are the only terracotta objects made by men.

The object Small head with the object ID 3037749 was last part of the auction 78th tribal art auction at October 18, 2014 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 188 achieved a sales price of EUR 200.

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