#8061 Stunning Old Lobi Shrine Male Figure Bateba 24.5 inch African Burkina Faso

Stunning Old Lobi Shrine Male  standing  Figure Bateba 24.5 inch   on black wood  stand  7" by 5.5" .pls check pictures for condition The Lobi, who live in Burkina Faso and Ghana, revere spirits known as Thil, and build a variety of shrines dedicated to them. The "bateba," which range in size from four to twenty inches, are believed to embody the Thil spirits. They are looked upon as living beings, charged with special powers, who move, fight against witches, and have intercourse with each other. They are a link between the villagers and the Thil, and thus are essential to the harmony of the village. Lobi art, crude and earthy, yet profound in its own way, has gained increasing popularity among collectors. As the Lobi have always known, refinement and decoration are not required to stir the heavens, or move one's soul.

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