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Lobi, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Ghana: Ritual head, called 'Baàthil'.

Lot No. 11

Lobi, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Ghana: Ritual head, called 'Baàthil'.


Lobi, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Ghana: Ritual head, called 'Baàthil'. - Tribal Art

These head sculptures were used by the Lobi in ‘sacred places’, so-called ‘Milkuùr shrines', atop an earth hill. These ‘Baàthil heads’ are supposed to protect the community from witchcraft, murder and other evil. The present old ‘Baàthil head’ is made of hard, heavy wood and is has an especially beautiful design. Style: from the region of Birifor. With visible sacrificial patina. First half of the 20th century; H: 36 cm. (ME)

Provenance: Private collection Comte Simon du Chastel, Brussels.
br>Literature: 'Lobi' by Daniela Bognolo, ill. 53, 54, 56, 58.

Additional photo:
Two Baàthil heads in a Milkuùr shrine of the Lobi people in Burkina Faso atop a mound of earth.

Photo from ‘LOBI' by Daniela Bognolo

 

Specialist: Erwin Melchardt Erwin Melchardt
+43-1-515 60-465

erwin.melchardt@dorotheum.at

24.03.2014 - 16:00

Realized price: **
EUR 1,000.-
Estimate:
EUR 1,400.- to EUR 1,600.-

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Lobi, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Ghana: Ritual head, called 'Baàthil'.


These head sculptures were used by the Lobi in ‘sacred places’, so-called ‘Milkuùr shrines', atop an earth hill. These ‘Baàthil heads’ are supposed to protect the community from witchcraft, murder and other evil. The present old ‘Baàthil head’ is made of hard, heavy wood and is has an especially beautiful design. Style: from the region of Birifor. With visible sacrificial patina. First half of the 20th century; H: 36 cm. (ME)

Provenance: Private collection Comte Simon du Chastel, Brussels.
br>Literature: 'Lobi' by Daniela Bognolo, ill. 53, 54, 56, 58.

Additional photo:
Two Baàthil heads in a Milkuùr shrine of the Lobi people in Burkina Faso atop a mound of earth.

Photo from ‘LOBI' by Daniela Bognolo

 

Specialist: Erwin Melchardt Erwin Melchardt
+43-1-515 60-465

erwin.melchardt@dorotheum.at

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Auction: Tribal Art
Auction type: Saleroom auction
Date: 24.03.2014 - 16:00
Location: Vienna | Palais Dorotheum
Exhibition: 18.03. - 24.03.2014


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