Zemanek-Münster

Stone stele with relief figure

Burkina Faso, Nyonyosi
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.


Comparing literature

Schweeger-Hefel, Annemarie, Steinskulpturen der Nyonyosi aus Ober-Volta, München 1981

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