Standing female figure "bateba phuwe" ·  Burkina Faso, Lobi · ID: 3042300

Description

wood, brown patina, remains of pigments, sacrificial traces, clear cut facial features with prominent arching eyebrows, min. dam., small missing parts (foot tips), slight traces of abrasion, base;
presumably a work of Youl Bolare (~1916-2004).

The object Standing female figure “bateba phuwe” with the object ID 3042300 was last part of the auction 86th Tribal Art Auction at May 27, 2017 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 212 achieved a sales price of EUR 800.

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