Small protective figure "bateba yadawora"
Burkina Faso, Lobi
sold
EUR 4,000
Provenance
Galerie Noir d’Ivoire, Paris, FranceHans Reinmöller, Ratingen, Germany (1997)
Size
H: 17,5 cm
H: 6.9 inch
Description
wood, blackish brown patina, fine carved, unusual: two left hands, slightly dam., abrasion of paint;
“bateba yadawora” (= “sad bateba”) express deep grief with different gestures and adopt the suffering of their owners.