Art Brut Heavy Lobi Bateba Shrine sculpture African Art

A Carved wooden female effigy with highly stylized form and shown holding a child at her waist. The figure was carved from a heavy dense wood and has a very well weathered and eroded surface with laye

Carved from a very heavy dense piece of wood, this male effigy from the Lobi peoples of Burkina faso, West Africa. Known as a Bateba Thil or Spirit figure, this idol was placed on local shrines to act

Large carved wooden idol from the Lobi peoples of Burkina faso, West Africa. Carved from a heavy dense wood and featuring a male ancestor with his arm raised high in the air. The Lobi carve bateba to

A very old and weathered shrine idol with highly stylized facial features and a undeniable weathered surface. Lobi peoples, Burkina Faso, West Africa. The sculpture measures 22.25 inches tall on its c

A fairly large carved wooden archaic looking sculpture with a well weathered surface and wonderful 'movement" suggested with the stylized form. Lobi peoples, Burkina faso, West Africa. The sculpture m

A very old and weathered shrine idol with highly stylized facial features and a undeniable weathered surface. Lobi peoples, Burkina Faso, West Africa. The sculpture measures 22.25 inches tall on its c

Carved wooden idol from the Lobi of Burkina Faso, West Africa. Known as a "Bateba Ti Puo " this style of sculpture were created to be placed on village shrines to act as mediums to the spirit world. O

Genuine Old Lobi Bateba shrine fetish or "Spirit Figure" from Burkina Faso, West Africa. This Antique idol has a very well worn and well handled surface patina, it is hard to deny the age and use on t

An old carved wooden Bateba Phuwe or Spirit figure for use on local shrines. Lobi peoples, Burkina faso, West Africa. Measures 10.5 inches on wooden base.

Genuine Old Lobi Bateba shrine fetish or "Spirit Figure" from Burkina Faso, West Africa. This Antique idol has a very well worn and well handled surface patina,it appears to have been chewed away by r

Very Old field used carved wooden shrine idols from the Mossi and the Lobi peoples, Burkina faso, West Africa. The Taller Mossi idol has a genuine encrusted surface and was in the Steve Tobin collecti

This is a rare old and field used Shrine idol from the Lobi peoples of Burkina Faso, West Africa. Carved from a light wood with highly stylized faces and form, exaggerated facial features, large foreh

Tall carved wooden spirit idol meant for a Shrine. Lobi peoples, Burkina Faso, West Africa. carved from a single piece of wood with obvious weathered and wear. The Statue was known as a "Bateba Phuwe"

A Very tall weathered and expressive carved wooden shrine idol known as a Bateba Ti Puo among the Lobi peoples of Burkina faso. The figure is very weathered and worn, though appears intact. The figure

A carved wooden ancestor shrine idol known as a "Bateba Phuwe". Lobi peoples, Burkina Fso, West Africa.

A stunning sculpture of a group of ancestors carved from an incredibly heavy and dense wood with well weathered surface and some obvious decay. The wood is so hard that it must have taken some time to

Carved wooden effigy of a Monkey with hands extended in a gesture of offering, with heavy patina of organic matter and adorned with ropes and animal hide. Baule peoples, Ivory Coast, Africa. The figur

A carved wooden sculpture depicting ba mother seated on birthing stool giving birth, the childs head has breached. The Figure is carved from a single piece of dense heavy wood and has a weathered eart

A very tall and wonderfully stylized male ancestor sculpture from the Dogon of Mali, West Africa. Carved from a single piece of dense heavy wood, this shrine sculpture features a most unusual face, an

A Carved wooden Shrine head with tall slender spike and a finely carved head of a spirit of Bateba Thil. Lobi peoples, Burkina Faso, West Africa. The head measures 23.5 inches tall on custom display s

A very old and decayed Dogon shrine sculpture with wonderful twisted form and a heavy organic substance applied to surface, many applications over a long period of time suggesting ritual use. The Stat

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

A older carved wooden male shrine idol , perhaps a Colon style with incised coiffure and raised scars, heavy black paint. The sculpture measures 11.75 inches tall.

A Rare Kissi Piomdo Shrine Sculpture.This finely crafted wooden effigy was used to house mysterious stone relics found in Sierra Leone and Liberia.These small stone figures known as "Pomdo" have been