Online catalogue for the 66th tribal art auction
191 Standing female figure
This object is not available any more.
Burkina Faso, Dagari
wood, encrusted brown patina, sacrificial traces, of reduced form, u-shaped legs, elongated trunk and neck, simplified facial features, min. dam., cracks, slight traces of abrasion, on wooden base
H: 50,5 cm
H: 19.9 inch
Provenance
Private Collection, USA
Price: 2500 - 5000 €
192 Armlet
This object is not available any more.
Burkina Faso, Gurunsi
ivory, half-spherical vaulted, a circular hole in the middle, carved of the lower hollow part of a tusk, fissures, slight traces of abrasion, on metal base
H: 23 cm; B: 11 cm
H: 9.1 inch; B: 4.3 inch
Literature
Ginzberg, Marc, Afrikanische Formen, Mailand 2001, p. 216
Price: 1000 - 2000 €
193 Standing male figure "bateba phuwe"
This object is not available any more.
Burkina Faso, Lobi
wood, partly shiny brown patina, a body with closed contours slightly bent forward, the heart-shaped deepened facial plane with asymmetrical facial features, min. dam., slight traces of abrasion, on wooden base
H: 55 cm
H: 21.7 inch
Sold.
194 Male figure "bateba phuwe"
Burkina Faso, Lobi
wood, shiny dark brown patina, slender body with closed contours, min. dam., minor missing parts, slight traces of abrasion; present figure belongs to the type of the "ordinary bateba phuwe" figures, who should protect humans against witches and sorcerers, should help finding a partner for marriage and should prevent illness and infertility.
H: 47 cm
H: 18.5 inch
Provenance
Paul Rutten, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Günter Hepe, Berlin, Germany
Price: 1500 - 3000 €
195 Protective figure "bateba phuwe"
Burkina Faso, Lobi
wood, greyish brown patina, a slender well-balanced body with elaborate carved and regular facial features, earring with cowrie snail pendant on the right (missing on the left), missing parts through insect caused damage (above all backside, left leg, back of the head), cracks, on plate; 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"). Present figure belongs to the type of "ordinary bateba", because it shows no special gesture or any physiological symptom.
H: 52,5 cm
H: 20.7 inch
Provenance
Private Collection, Augsburg, Germany
Price: 1000 - 2000 €
196 Miniature figure "bateba phuwe"
This object is not available any more.
Burkina Faso, Lobi
wood, partly encrusted brown patina, simplified body and schematized facial features, min. dam., on base
H: 12,5 cm
H: 4.9 inch
Provenance
Dr. Karl-Ferdinand Schädler, Munich, Germany
Sold.
197 Protective figure "bateba ti bala"
This object is not available any more.
Burkina Faso, Lobi
wood, greyish brown patina, encrusted in some areas, seed necklace, standing female figure with four heads, coarse carved, sacrificial traces, slightly dam., minor missing parts, cracks, on plate; because of the four heads belonging to the type of the extraordinary persons "bateba ti bala", who are considered to be outstanding strong and powerful.
H: 61,5 cm
H: 24.2 inch
Provenance
Private Collection, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (1999)
Literature
Meyer, Piet, Kunst und Religion der Lobi, Zürich 1981, p. 95 f.; ill. 102
Price: 2000 - 4000 €
198 Standing male figure "bateba yadawora"
This object is not available any more.
Burkina Faso, Lobi
wood, reddish brown patina, sacrificial traces, a slender, long-legged body, the right hand covering the mouth, rep. (right arm), min. dam., slight traces of abrasion, on wooden base; sad "bateba" ("bateba yadawora") are not dealing with witchcraft. They directly contact the inhabitants of the house were they were kept on special shrines. They express deep grief with different gestures and adopt the suffering of their owners.
H: 88 cm
H: 34.6 inch
Literature
Meyer, Piet, Kunst und Religion der Lobi, Zürich 1981, p. 104 f.
Sold.
199 Head stake "thilbou yo"
This object is not available any more.
Burkina Faso, Lobi
wood, encrusted brown patina, remains of kaolin, a long post-like neck, elaborate carved face with a pointed nose, visible rows of teeth and "phisa" coiffure, rep., dam., cracks, slight traces of abrasion, on base; such head stakes are meant as support for "khele", a terrible power released by a killing. It is thrust into a mount of earth to form a "milkuur" shrine. The practice of carving a head without a body and sticking it on a shrine to symbolize the great power acquired by the murderers in the "milkuur" cult seems to originate from the ritual treatment that the Gan give the bodies of their kings and chief dignitaries. The bodies are always buried far away from the head.
H: 35 cm
H: 13.8 inch
Provenance
French Collection, Paris
GVR Archives Registration No.
0127575
Literature
Bognolo, Daniela, Lobi, Mailand 2007, p. 136
Sold.
200 Four figures
This object is not available any more.
Burkina Faso, Lobi
brass with patina, a male-female pair of figures, showing identical posture and facial features, h: 10,5 cm; a small figure with tube-like arms, min. dam., missing part (left foot), h: 3 cm; additionally a small pair figure, h: 3,5 cm; each with slight traces of corrosion
Provenance
Peter Loebarth, Hameln, Germany
Sold.
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