Standing figure "bateba ti puo" · Burkina Faso, Lobi · ID: 3034099
sold
EUR 500
Size
H: 19,5 cm
H: 7.7 inch
Description
wood, slightly encrusted greyish brown patina, sacrificial traces, min. dam., fine cracks, slight traces of abrasion, wooden socle;
belonging to the type of “dangerous persons” (“ti puo”), which show a defensive attitude, elevating one or both hands aside the head in order to ward off invisible enemies, they are effective in fighting witches as well.
The object Standing figure “bateba ti puo” with the object ID 3034099 was last part of the auction 72nd tribal art auction at March 9, 2013 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 271 achieved a sales price of EUR 500.
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