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A Lobi female 'bateba' figure browse these categories for related items... Directory: Vintage Arts: Regional Art: African: Sculpture: Pre 1960: item # 1045070 Please refer to our stock # S7343mc when inquiring.
michael cichon tribal arts P.O. Box 5919 Bradenton, FL 34281 941.224.0440 Guest Book $500.00...further provenance on request |
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| This wood sculpture was created to guard against sorcery, evil and illness. Its role was a protective one and it was most likely placed on or around an altar as part of a group of various 'bateba' figures. The precise meaning of each figure's shape and posture will never be known, since these carvings were created as the result of a seers vision for an afflicted individual who was suffering a particular malady. Grey-brown, slightly encrusted, sacrificial patina, overall. The lower legs and feet have been lost from insect and moisture damage; there is old loss on the outer edge of the left breast. Otherwise, the figure is in fine condition. 19.25" high x 3.75" wide. Early-mid 20th century, from the West African country of Burkina Faso. | |||||||||
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