Standing female figure "bateba phuwe"

Description

wood, beamless brown patina, encrusted with clay, bulky feet, the right arm a little shorter than the left, symmetrically arranged and accentuated cut facial features, slightly dam., crack (left shoulder), metal socle;
the Lobi differentiate between four types of “bateba” protective figures: “bateba phuwe” (the so-called “ordinary bateba”), “bateba bambar” (“paralyzed bateba”), “bateba ti puo” (“dangerous persons”) and “bateba ti bala” (“the extraordinary persons”).