Two small protective figures "bateba ti puo" and "bateba phuwe" · Burkina Faso, Lobi · ID: 3047495
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”)
The object Two small protective figures “bateba ti puo” and “bateba phuwe” with the object ID 3047495 was last part of the auction 96th Auction at April 24, 2021 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 98 achieved a sales price of EUR 300.
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