Seated miniature figure ·  Burkina Faso, Lobi · ID: 3041512

Description

brass, slender body, dark brown patina, pigment remains;
originally objects from brass were exclusively used for ornament, finally they became magical/ritual objects as well. They were only made on commission and their appearance was determined by “thil”.

Littérature comparée

Schädler, Karl-Ferdinand, Erde und Erz, München 1997, p. 114 ff