Ethnika Home Decor And Antiques
New Rochelle , NY
Super Seller
Details
- Dimensions
- 19ʺW × 20.5ʺD × 20.5ʺH
- Styles
- African
- Figurative
- Art Subjects
- Figure
- Period
- 1940s
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
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- Materials
- Wood
- Condition
- Good Condition, Original Condition Unaltered, Some Imperfections
- Color
- Brown
- Condition Notes
- good good less
- Description
- Superb large old hand carved of one piece of wood Lobi Bateba (Thil) Figure with Custom Black wood Base. The … more Superb large old hand carved of one piece of wood Lobi Bateba (Thil) Figure with Custom Black wood Base. The Lobi people, who live in Burkina Faso and Ghana, revere spirits known as Thil, and build shrines to them, which are filled with figures like this one. These figures, known as Bateba, The Bateba are looked upon as living beings charged with special powers The Lobi believe that the Bateba are superior to humans.sculpture alone measures 9" w by 18" d bt 17.5" h . less
Ethnika Home Decor And Antiques
New Rochelle , NY
Super Seller
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