Statue , Lobi, Burkina Faso

bateba, le corps en mouvement - jambes semi-fléchies, abdomen et tête projetés en avant - les volumes puissamment rythmés par l'association des lignes anguleuses et des formes arrondies. Dominée par une haute coiffe en crête sagittale, la tête offre un visage aux traits pleins, naturalistes - yeux mi-clos, joues rondes, bouche charnue. Epaisse patine brune, nuancée, croûteuse.

Fred Jahn, Munich, 1993

Fair condition overall. Wear consistent with age and use within the culture. Arms missing. Feet fragmentary. Proper left ear missing. Hairline cracks. Small loss to left of crest, approximately 1cm in diameter.
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cf. Bagnolo (2007 : pl. 32) pour une statue stylistiquement comparable, attribuée par l'auteur au "style Birifor typique de la région de Dapola".