Description
An interesting batéba statuette of a beautiful old angular style, representing a woman carrying a canary on her head, her right arm supporting the pot is carved in a disproportionate way. Lobi, Burkina Faso or Ivory Coast Wood, cord, small chips of patina visible and a lack at the back of the pot (old breakage), very beautiful and old patina of use. H. 29,2 cm Provenance : Collection Nadine Vinot-Postry, Paris.
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An interesting batéba statuette of a beautiful old angular style, representing a woman carrying a canary on her head, her right arm supporting the pot is carved in a disproportionate way. Lobi, Burkina Faso or Ivory Coast Wood, cord, small chips of patina visible and a lack at the back of the pot (old breakage), very beautiful and old patina of use. H. 29,2 cm Provenance : Collection Nadine Vinot-Postry, Paris.