Title:
Elderly Female Figure
Object Name:
Figure, Female
Other Name:
Figure, Female, Elderly
Place of Origin:
Lobi, Burkina Faso, Africa
Provenance:
Aboriginal Indigenous Art.
H = 9—3/4"
W = 6"
D = 3"
A carved bateba figure by the Lobi peoples represents a Thil, which is an invisible and bodiless being endowed with superhuman powers and abilities. The figure is used to control and manage events over which humans have no power, such as sickness and death. Each figure is carved to convey a particular demeanor with its gestures and is kept in a household shrine.
Bacquart, P. 68
H = 9—3/4"
W = 6"
D = 3"
A carved bateba figure by the Lobi peoples represents a Thil, which is an invisible and bodiless being endowed with superhuman powers and abilities. The figure is used to control and manage events over which humans have no power, such as sickness and death. Each figure is carved to convey a particular demeanor with its gestures and is kept in a household shrine.
Bacquart, P. 68
Description:
Standing female figure with upraised outstretched arms, extending to sides. Large cylindrical neck, oval—shaped head, protruding eyes. Large wedge—shaped nose, protruding open lips, large breasts on each side of chest, protruding stomach with round navel. Short thick bent legs with wedge—shaped feet, black patina over entire surface.
Collection:
Finley Collection
Material:
Wood W/Patina
Used:
Ritually Used
Technique:
Carving / Painting
Owned:
Art Department, Missouri Southern State University
Accession#:
2014.1.18
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