Standing couple · Burkina Faso, Lobi · ID: 3040073
sold
EUR 1,200
Provenance
Belgian Private CollectionMichel de Mol, Belgium (2008)
Size
H: 17,5 cm
H: 6.9 inch
Description
wood, dark brown patina, male/female, fine carved, bodies and faces nearly identically formed, accentuated cut facial features, cap-like coiffures, pointed bellies, min. dam.
The object Standing couple with the object ID 3040073 was last part of the auction 82nd Tribal Art Auction at February 27, 2016 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 288 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,200.
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Comparing literature
Meyer, Piet, Kunst und Religion der Lobi, Zürich 1981, ill. 196 ff.
Publications
van de Velde, Lucien, Traditional art from the West African Savanna, Antwerp 2010
AHDRC: 0004052