Lot No. 36


Lobi figure, Burkina Faso.


Lobi figure, Burkina Faso. - Tribal Art

117 cm. A very unusual serpent figure, eating a human being. These figures collectively are called Bateba were commissioned by priests and diviners. They were believed to ward of disease and witchcraft. In Lobi villages these figures were kept in shrines as living personages that see, communicate and intervene in the life if necessary.

Provenance:
Private collection Brussels. (VJ)

Specialist: Joris Visser Joris Visser
+32-2-514 00 34

Joris.Visser@dorotheum.com

31.10.2017 - 14:00

Estimate:
EUR 2,500.- to EUR 3,500.-

Lobi figure, Burkina Faso.


117 cm. A very unusual serpent figure, eating a human being. These figures collectively are called Bateba were commissioned by priests and diviners. They were believed to ward of disease and witchcraft. In Lobi villages these figures were kept in shrines as living personages that see, communicate and intervene in the life if necessary.

Provenance:
Private collection Brussels. (VJ)

Specialist: Joris Visser Joris Visser
+32-2-514 00 34

Joris.Visser@dorotheum.com


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Auction: Tribal Art - Source - Tribal and Curiosity Sale
Auction type: Saleroom auction
Date: 31.10.2017 - 14:00
Location: Vienna | Palais Dorotheum
Exhibition: 25.10. - 31.10.2017

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