Zemanek-Münster

Two ritual iron pieces

Burkina Faso, Lobi
sold EUR 600
Provenance
Jens Jahn, Munich, Germany
Size
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

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