Stone stele with relief figure · Burkina Faso, Nyonyosi · ID: 3047285
sold
EUR 1,500
Size
M: 43,5 cm x 24,5 cm
M: 17.1 inch x 9.6 inch
Description
stone, pigments,
These steles were probably placed on graves and were supposed to offer the souls of the dead a new home for eternity.
The object Stone stele with relief figure with the object ID 3047285 was last part of the auction 95th Tribal Art Auction at October 24, 2020 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 146 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,500.
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Comparing literature
Schweeger-Hefel, Annemarie, Steinskulpturen der Nyonyosi aus Ober-Volta, München 1981