Standing male figure "bateba yadawora" · Burkina Faso, Lobi · ID: 3051819

Name: Standing male figure "bateba yadawora"
SKU: 3051819
Price: 4500 EUR
Availability: InStock

Price EUR 4,500

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Provenance

Henricus Simonis, Düsseldorf, Germany
Rolf Gillhausen, Hamburg, Germany

Size

H: 79 cm

H: 31.1 inch

Description

wood, clay incrustations, base

A beautiful, elegant figure with elongated limbs and symmetrically arranged, clearly defined body and facial features.

According to Meyer, these “bateba” figures show mourning gestures that the Lobi also display at the funerals of loved ones and in other situations of suffering. According to his interpretation, the “bateba yadawora” took on the suffering that their owner would otherwise have to endure.

The object Standing male figure “bateba yadawora” with the object ID 3051819 was part of the auction Auction 104 on April 12, 2025, lot number 270 at that time and is currently available for EUR 4,500 in Open sale.

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