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VINTAGE LOBI BETISE COPULATING COUPLE, AFRICAN ART

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VINTAGE LOBI BETISE COPULATING COUPLE, AFRICAN ART

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This is a fantastic vintage sculpture from the Lobi peoples, Burkina Faso, West Africa. Carved wooden image of a male and female in the act of love making. Known locally as "Bateba Betise", It is said that Lobi men are given this sculpture when looking for a wife and to avoid sterility. A powerful sculpture! The sculpture measures 13.75 inches tall x 10.5 inches wide. In fair / weathered condition.

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Fair, well weathered

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VINTAGE LOBI BETISE COPULATING COUPLE, AFRICAN ART

Name: VINTAGE LOBI BETISE COPULATING COUPLE, AFRICAN ART
SKU: 69362640
Price: 70 USD
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