Two ritual iron pieces · Burkina Faso, Lobi · ID: 3042186
sold
EUR 600
Provenance
Jens Jahn, Munich, GermanySize
H: 42 cm & 43 cm
H: 16.5 inch & 16.9 inch
Description
in form of stylized snakes, min. dam., traces of corrosion, base;
for the Lobi these are sacred obejcts, and being kept on family altars, they protect the clan members from the dangers of various diseases.
Comparing literature
Ballarini, Roberto, The perfect form, Milan 2009, p. 129, ill. 1.18