Two bird sculptures "lumbr" · Burkina Faso, Lobi · ID: 3051674
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Provenance
Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 10 September 1994, lot 48Elmar Wellenhöfer, Bergisch Gladbach, Germany
Size
H: 24 cm & 18 cm
H: 9.4 inch & 7.1 inch
Description
wood, each mounted on base
Such bird sculptures were made and placed on shrines by command of the “thila”. They were supposed to warn their owners of impending danger.
The object Two bird sculptures “lumbr” with the object ID 3051674 was last part of the auction Auction 104 at April 12, 2025 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 271.
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Comparing literature
Meyer, Piet, Kunst und Religion der Lobi, Zürich 1981, p. 113