Standing male figure "bateba phuwe" ·  Burkina Faso, Lobi · ID: 3032356

Description

wood, partly encrusted brown patina, crude carved body and facial features, “phisa” coiffure, dam., missing parts (feet), insect caused damage, on base;
the Lobi differentiate between four types of “bateba” protective figures: “bateba phuwe” (the so-called “ordinary bateba”), “bateba bambar” (“paralyzed bateba”), “bateba ti puo” (“dangerous persons”) and “bateba ti bala” (“the extraordinary persons”). Present figure belongs to the type of “ordinary bateba”, because it shows no special gesture or any physiological symptom.

The object Standing male figure “bateba phuwe” with the object ID 3032356 was last part of the auction 68th tribal art auction at March 3, 2012 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 299.

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