Head stake "baathil" · Burkina Faso, Lobi · ID: 3037452
Marc Franklin, Portland, USA
Description
heavy wood, dark brown patina, remains of pigments, rising from a long post-like neck, regular facial features, cap-like headgear, min. dam., fine cracks, traces of insect caused damage and abrasion, base;
such head stakes are meant as support for “khele”, a terrible power released by a killing. It is thrust into a mount of earth to form a “milkuur” shrine. The practice of carving a head without a body and sticking it on a shrine to symbolize the great power acquired by the murderers in the “milkuur” cult seems to originate from the ritual treatment that the Gan give the bodies of their kings and chief dignitaries. The bodies are always buried far away from the head.
L’objet Head stake “baathil” avec l’ID d’objet 3037452 a fait partie de la dernière vente aux enchères 78th tribal art auction dans 18 octobre 2014 le Zemanek-Münster Hôtel des ventes. L’objet portant le numéro de lot 192 a atteint un prix de vente de 5 000 €.
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Littérature comparée
Bognolo, Daniela, Lobi, Mailand 2007, p. 136