Two small protective figures "bateba ti puo" and "bateba phuwe"
Burkina Faso, Lobi
sold
EUR 300
Provenance
Anuschka Menist, Brussels, Belgium (a)Aart Bos, The Netherlands (b)
Piet Lepelaar, Leiden, The Netherlands
Size
H: 17,5 cm & 13,5 cm
H: 6.9 inch & 5.3 inch
Description
wood, pigments, each mounted on base
(a) figure with outstretched arms, “bateba ti puo” (“dangerous person”); (b) figurine with accentuated navel, “bateba phuwe” (“common bateba”)