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"
W = 4"
D = 4"
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"
W = 4"
D = 4"
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:
Female figure with upraised arms behind large oval—shaped head, extended forward. Large protruding eyes, wedge—shaped short nose, full protruding lips, small crescent—shaped ears, small pointed breasts. Protruding stomach with large navel, short bent legs with wedge—shaped feet. Buff—colored 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#:
2014.1.71
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