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THBEarly 20th C. African Lobi Wood Female Bateba Figure
Lot 214
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Artemis Gallery
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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Kick off fall with our clearance sale featuring discounted pricing and many new items! Asian art, Classical antiquities from Egypt, Greece, Italy, and the Near East...plus Pre-Columbian, Tribal, Russian Icons & Enamelware, Spanish Colonial, Fine Art, Fossils, more! Starting prices have been reduced Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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- Lot 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
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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.
#159397Losses to one breast and lower legs as shown. Expected surface wear with abrasions and nicks to browline, lips, ears, and other high pointed areas commensurate with age. Slight desiccation of lower legs due to old moisture damage. Stable 3.25" age crack from neck to chest. Otherwise in overall good condition with excellent original shrine patina.Condition
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