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A Lobi Bateba Phuwe Ex Thomas Wheelock

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Description

A carved wooden shrine idol representing a Bateba Thil or Spirit. The figure has a thick encrusted surface from years of sacrificial offerings being poured onto the idol. The figure measures 8.75 inches tall on metal base. Lobi peoples, Burkina faso, West Africa. Provenance: The Thomas Wheelock collection, New York.

Condition

fair, heavily weathered and encrusted, the feet have been worn or eaten away. What remains is stable.

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A Lobi Bateba Phuwe Ex Thomas Wheelock

Name: A Lobi Bateba Phuwe Ex Thomas Wheelock
SKU: 134964220
Price: 950 USD
Availability: InStock

Estimate $500 - $800

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