Standing male figure "bateba ti bala" · Burkina Faso, Lobi · ID: 3032118
Description
wood, greyish brown and dark brown patina, forehead and head extremely elongated (hydrocephalus), both arms arranged vice versa, slightly dam., minor missing parts (mouth, feet), traces of insect caused damage, on metal plate;
belonging to the type of the extraordinary persons “bateba ti bala”, who are considered to be outstanding strong and powerful.
The object Standing male figure “bateba ti bala” with the object ID 3032118 was last part of the auction 68th tribal art auction at March 3, 2012 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 300 achieved a sales price of EUR 450.
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Comparing literature
Meyer, Piet, Kunst und Religion der Lobi, Zürich 1981, p. 95 f.