LOBI FIGURE OF JANUS

Ca. 19th - 20th century AD > A Lobi wooden figure with an elongated head, upright body, arms held close to the torso and short separated legs. Carved facial features occupy the upper head. Lobi bateba figures are associated with shrines and with the guidance of spiritual beings known as thila. They may assist in protection, healing and the management of misfortune. > > Size: 400mm x 85mm; Weight: 1.8kg > Provenance: Private Collection of American Gentleman in London, since 1970s. > >

Stima:€238.78

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