Standing male "bateba" figure with pipe
Burkina Faso, Lobi
not available anymore
Provenance
Petra und Stephan Herkenhoff, Osnabrück, GermanyFloros Katsouros, Hannover, Germany
Olaf Pfennig, Hannover, Germany
Zemanek-Münster, 86. Tribal Art Auction, Vol. II, Würzburg, 27 May 2017, Lot 214
Robert Lewitzki, Celle, Germany
Size
H: 59 cm
H: 23.2 inch
Description
wood, pigments, base
For figures of the same workshop see Katsouros, 2002, p. 38, ill. 54 b, c, d - as well as AHDRC 0005133 & 0005139.
All figures show great similarities in physiognomy, especially with regard to the shape and strikingly asymmetrical arrangement of the eyes, as well as with regard to the particularly prominent noses.
Publications
Katsouros, Floros, "Lobi Skulpturen aus der Kollektion Katsouros", Hannover 2002, p. 38, ill. 54 aAHDRC: 0142124