Fragment of an ancestor figure "thilkotina"
Burkina Faso, Lobi
Vendu
2 700 €
Provenance
Rolf Kunitsch, Münster, GermanyTaille
H: 43 cm
H: 16.9 inch
Description
wood, white pigment, clay, unusual: the circular framing of the big eyes, as well as the extremely broad and square shoulders, according to D. Bognolo classified as “jaa-pwa” style or “kelkoa”, extreme traces of insect caused damage and encrustations with clay, nevertheless artificial and expressive in effect, socle