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Important female statue represented standing,...

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Important female statue represented standing, the left arm raised, the hand placed on the head, the other arm along the body. A set of wax dots covers the body, traces of an ancient rite whose meaning has been lost. Hardwood covered with a beautiful patina of use. Lobi, Burkina Faso. H. 75 cm. Provenance : - Emmanuel Bordier Collection For a statue by the same artist or the same workshop see Piet Meyer, Der Kunst der Lobi, p. 75 fig. 47