Female figure "tasé"
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92nd Tribal Art AuctionFemale figure "tasé"
Burkina Faso, Turka
Provenance | Size | Starting price / estimated price |
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Patrik Fröhlich, Zurich, Switzerland (2005) Alfred W. Angst, Aeugstertal-Zurich, Switzerland |
H: 6.9 inch | This object is not available anymore. |
wood,
Present figure was probably part of a male/ female pair of figures from the possession of a diviner. At the séances, the spirits spoke through the figures in high-pitched otherworldly voices. Mostly they were used when it came to the investigation of a death.