Standing figure "bateba ti puo" ·  Burkina Faso, Lobi · ID: 3038236

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Description

wood, brown patina, remains of black paint, the left arm braced, slightly dam., minor missing parts (nose, navel), abrasion of paint, base;
present figure belongs to the type of “dangerous persons” (“ti puo”), they block the house entry for invisible enemies. They are even more effective in fighting witches.

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Publications

Bosc, Julien & Max Itzikovitz, Magie Lobi, Paris 2004, p. 68

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