Standing figure "bateba ti puo" ·  Burkina Faso, Lobi · ID: 3042677

Description

wood, encrusted greyish brown patina, sacrificial traces, the right arm raised aside the head, the left arm held tight to the body, slightly dam. (nose), cracks, minor missing parts (feet), sacrificial traces, 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.

Comparing literature

Meyer, Piet, Kunst und Religion der Lobi, Zürich 1981, p. 88 ff.