Standing female figure "bateba phuwe" · Burkina Faso, Lobi · ID: 3052238
Starting price
EUR 3,000
Estimated price
EUR 5,000
Provenance
Sotheby’s, Paris, France, 8 June 2007, lot 46Size
H: 48 cm
H: 18.9 inch
Description
wood, pigments, missing part, rest., base
“bateba” figures serve as intermediaries between the human world and the spirit of “thila”. Once they are placed on an altar, they are inhabited by the corresponding ‘thil’ spirit, which is supposed to protect them and bring them wealth..
Publications
AHDRC: 0004834