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Burkina Faso, Lobi people - Ancient zoomorphic cult figure

Burkina Faso
Lobi people
Twentieth century
Ancient zoomorphic cult figure
Wood

Excluding base: 20.2 cm
Beautiful patina
Former Swiss private collection

This type of zoomorphic representation was generally associated with bush spirits or totemic animals and had protective properties.

Lobi : The Lobi People is from west-Africa (Burkina Faso, Ghana, and in the north of Ivory Coast). Their ars consists in elegant wood statues.

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