Mbotumbo
Baule · Côte d’Ivoire
Reference: -34
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- Height
- 44 cm
- Material
- Wood, rope and sacrificial substances.
Curious statue of a botumbo that appears sitting with a dead child in the arms instead of the usual cup of offerings. It is without doubt…
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Full original description
Curious statue of a botumbo that appears sitting with a dead child in the arms instead of the usual cup of offerings. It is without doubt the offering that the family will offer to the spiritual powers in order to achieve their protection. Bobotumbo retains remains of the libations received in the family altars. Patina grisacea very old.
Further technical information
- Width
- 19 cm
- Attributed period
- First third of the century XX.
Details transcribed from the original catalogue; they are not a recent physical inspection.
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Côte d’Ivoire. The country associated with the catalog is shown, not the current location of the piece.
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