Female Statue

Lobi · Burkina Faso

Reference: EFM-100

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Material
Wood and pigments.

Female Lobi whose face is surmounted by an inverted "V" scarification, which proves that it is an initiated woman. Large fallen breasts and legs and arms…

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Female Lobi whose face is surmounted by an inverted "V" scarification, which proves that it is an initiated woman. Large fallen breasts and legs and arms glued to the body. Ancient patina and fissures due to antiquity and dryness.

Further technical information
Attributed period
Mid-century XX or earlier.

Details transcribed from the original catalogue; they are not a recent physical inspection.

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Burkina Faso. The country associated with the catalog is shown, not the current location of the piece.

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