Standing figure "bateba ti puo" ·  Burkina Faso, Lobi · ID: 3038236

Description

wood, brown patina, remains of black paint, the left arm braced, slightly dam., minor missing parts (nose, navel), abrasion of paint, base;
present figure belongs to the type of “dangerous persons” (“ti puo”), they block the house entry for invisible enemies. They are even more effective in fighting witches.

The object Standing figure “bateba ti puo” with the object ID 3038236 was last part of the auction 79th Tribal Art Auction at March 21, 2015 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 154 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,400.

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Publications

Bosc, Julien & Max Itzikovitz, Magie Lobi, Paris 2004, p. 68