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Standing female figure "bateba ti puo", Burkina Faso, Lobi, Size: H: 21 cm (H: 8.3 inch), ID: 3052251
Standing female figure "bateba ti puo", Burkina Faso, Lobi, Size: H: 21 cm (H: 8.3 inch), ID: 3052251 - 2/5 Standing female figure "bateba ti puo", Burkina Faso, Lobi, Size: H: 21 cm (H: 8.3 inch), ID: 3052251 - 3/5 Standing female figure "bateba ti puo", Burkina Faso, Lobi, Size: H: 21 cm (H: 8.3 inch), ID: 3052251 - 4/5 Standing female figure "bateba ti puo", Burkina Faso, Lobi, Size: H: 21 cm (H: 8.3 inch), ID: 3052251 - 5/5
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Lot 254
Auction 105

Standing female figure "bateba ti puo" ·  Burkina Faso, Lobi · ID: 3052251

Sold EUR 500
Provenance
Ilia Malichin, Baden-Baden, Germany
German Private Colelction, Gaggenau
Size
H: 21 cm
H: 8.3 inch

Description

wood, pigments, base

Present figure belongs to the type of “dangerous persons” (ti puo). They show a defense attitude, elevating one or both hands next to the head to block the house for invisible enemies. They are even more effective in fighting witches.

Africa
Figures

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