Couple de figures "bateba thilkotina" · Burkina Faso, Lobi · ID: 3050328
Description
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Such imposing male-female figure pairs were created for placement at shrines. According to Fagg, they represent twin spirits rather than married couples.
In Lobi society, immaterial spiritual divinities, called “thila”, are responsible for maintaining political, social, and moral order and and protecting the community from witchcraft and sorcery. The “thila” communicate through diviners they have selected as intermediaries.
If a person consults a diviner under certain conditions, such as a misfortune or illness, the “thila” may direct that a shrine figure be carved as part of the remedy. It is also they who determine the appearance of the figures and their size.
L’objet Couple de figures “bateba thilkotina” avec l’ID d’objet 3050328 a fait partie de la dernière vente aux enchères 102e vente aux enchères dans 13 avril 2024 le Zemanek-Münster Hôtel des ventes. L’objet portant le numéro de lot 145 a atteint un prix de vente de 1 400 €.
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Bognolo, Daniela, Lobi, Milan 2007, p. 13, Fig. 3