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Description : **Originally Listed At $500** Africa, Burkina Faso, Lobi peoples, ca. early 20th century. A standing female Bateba figure, carved from wood with a gray-brown, encrusted, sacrificial patina. A particularly unusual example, with delineated legs, a distended abdomen, outie navel, pendulous breasts, and slender arms held above the waist. Resting upon the stocky neck is an elongated head which boasts deep-set eyes, a pointy protruding nose, closed lips, cup-shaped ears, and a sharp jawline with a pointy chin. Given this figure's protective role, it was most likely placed on or around an altar as part of a group of various 'bateba' figures (bateba phuwe). The precise meaning of each figure's shape and posture is difficult to ascertain, since these carvings were created as the result of a seer's vision for an afflicted individual. An impressive example replete with wonderful patina and a strong, monumental presence. Size: 19.125 H (48.6 cm), 21.125 H (53.7 cm) on included custom stand. Provenance: ex-old private New England collection, acquired in the 1970s, ex private collection J. Morris, MD collection, Florida, USA, 1960s, ex-Florida museum, 1973 to present, Inv # S-73-43 All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm. Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping. #159397
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