Zemanek-Münster

Standing male figure "bateba ti puo" ·  Burkina Faso, Lobi · ID: 3039664

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Size
H: 32,5 cm
H: 12.8 inch

Description

wood, brown patina, remains of kaolin, sacrificial traces, min. dam., missing parts (feet), fine cracks, traces of abrasion, base;
present figure belongs to the type of “dangerous persons” (“ti puo”), they show a defense attitude to block the house for invisible enemies.


The object Standing male figure “bateba ti puo” with the object ID 3039664 was last part of the auction 82nd Tribal Art Auction at February 27, 2016 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 287.

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