Online catalogue for the 67th tribal art auction

181 Maternité „bateba“

This object is not available any more.

Burkina Faso, Lobi

wood, greyish brown encrusted patina, an elongated body, slightly bent to the left, on both hips supporting a child, slightly dam., cracks, breakage (right wrist), on block-like base; "bateba" like the present should help women to have a baby. With gestures and facial expression the bateba always show events that the humans should imitate.

H: 63 cm
H: 24.8 inch

Literature
Meyer, Piet, Kunst und Religion der Lobi, Zürich 1981, p. 109 f.

Price: 4000 - 8000 €

182 Maternité „bateba“

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Burkina Faso, Lobi

brown wood, blackish brown patina, sacrificial traces, high-legged, carrying a child on her left hip, min. dam., slight traces of abrasion, on wooden base; these figures are used in magical practices to drive off a "thila" that is dangerous for a pregnant woman. The fact of ritually "tying" the object to the woman makes a link between her pregnancy and the carved image of her future motherhood so that the evil "thila" will enter the object instead of her womb.

H: 60,5 cm
H: 23.8 inch

Literature
Bognolo, Daniela, Lobi, Mailand 2007, pl. 34

Price: 6000 - 12000 €

183 Copulating couple

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Burkina Faso, Lobi

wood, black patina, encrusted in some areas, slender bodies with well-balanced proportions, elaborate carved, delicate hands, noble cut facial features, slightly dam., paint rubbed off, on base

H: 20 cm
H: 7.9 inch

Sold.

184 Antelope mask "karanga"

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Burkina Faso, Mossi

wood, brown patina, camwood powder, kaolin, half-spherical vaulted head, triangular pierced eyes, subdivided by a massive nose ridge, surmounted by two parallel, slender planks joined at the top and bottom, decorated with a flat incised triangular pattern, slightly dam., paint rubbed off, rep. (both horns); according to Christopher Roy carved in the so-called "Risiam style". The geographic area in which Risiam style masks are found corresponds to the area of the traditional Mossi states of Risiam, Ratenga and Zitenga, defined in the south by the White Volta River and in the north by the area occupied by the Kurumba.

H: 105 cm
H: 41.3 inch

Literature
Roy, Christopher, Art of the Upper Volta Rivers, Paris 1987, p. 131, ill. 106

Price: 3000 - 6000 €

185 Standing male figure

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Burkina Faso, Turka

wood, partly encrusted greyish brown patina, accentuated navel with radial tattoos, which can be found in the corners of the mouth as well, slightly dam., minor missing parts, on plate; the Turka are a small subgroup of the Senufo, living in the southwestern part of Burkina Faso. Only few figures of them are known, characterized by a headstrong style, incorporating various elements of the neighbouring people, but keeping their own, very personal note.

H: 29 cm
H: 11.4 inch

Provenance
Wolfgang Klein, Vienna, Austria

Price: 1000 - 2000 €

186 Two heddle pulleys and a comb

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Ivory Coast

wood, shiny dark brown patina, both showing a horseshoe-shaped body surmounted by a human head, one of them with the bobbin missing, H: 11 cm resp. 19 cm; additionally a comb with five teeth, handle ornamented on both sides, surmounted by two heads, rep., min. dam., slight traces of usage, minor missing parts, h: 26 cm

Sold.

187 Standing female ancestor figure "blolo bla"

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Ivory Coast, Baule

wood, blackish brown shiny patina, light-coloured pigment rubbed into the deepenings, legs with constricted strong calves, proportionally big hands resting on the bulging abdomen of a pregnant woman, abundant fine carved scarification marks, coiffure with fine incisions, slightly dam., on base; the Baule believe that every man has a partner in the hereafter. These partners are embodied by the wooden figures "blolo bian" or "blolo bla" (=female version). Thus being very private items they are kept in the sleeping room, hidden from the eyes of public. In order to keep them well disposed, they receive sacrifical offerings, they are feeded and caressed.

H: 46 cm
H: 18.1 inch

Provenance
French Collection

Sold.

188 Standing female figure "blolo bla"

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Ivory Coast, Baule

wood, reddish brown patina, raised scarification marks, min. sacrificial traces, slightly dam., crack, missing part (base), on pedestal; present figure encorporates a spirit wife "blolo bla" or a bush spirit "asie usu". The actual function cannot clearly be determined, when the figure once has left its place of origin.

H: 43,5 cm
H: 17.1 inch

Provenance
Drs. John & Nicole Dintenfass, New York, USA

Price: 6000 - 12000 €

189 Female ancestor figure "blolo bla"

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Ivory Coast, Baule

wood, slightly shiny blackish brown patina, abundantly decorated with raised scarification marks, elaborate fine grooved coiffure, slightly dam., cracks, on blocklike base; representing the female ideal in Baule culture; the elaborate coiffure and scarifications are signs of beauty; the extreme strong thighs should be a hint that she works hard on the fields and that her house never runs short of water and firewood.

H: 31 cm
H: 12.2 inch

Provenance
Jan Lundberg, Malmö, Sweden
Zemanek-Münster Würzburg, 50.Tribal Art Auction, 12. Mai 2007, lot 185

Literature
André et Afo Guenneguez, Art de la Cote-d´Ivoire et de ses voisins, Paris, p. 143

Price: 3000 - 6000 €

190 Standing female ancestor figure "blolo bla"

This object is not available any more.

Ivory Coast, Baule

wood, reddish brown patina, accents in black paint, delicate ornament: necklace of white miniature glass beads with gold plated pendant, string of red dyed coconut discs around the hips, a well-balanced body with striking big hands, elaborate carved facial features with a high towering fine grooved coiffure, slightly dam., minor missing parts (toes), crack, rep. (left arm), on pedestal

H: 32 cm
H: 12.6 inch

Price: 2500 - 5000 €