Thilbou manainni-sono human figure

Original price was: $11 000.00.Current price is: $8 400.00.

Holly Keko style

Carved wood

Early 20th century

Ships From: France
Sold By: Galerie Flak

Specs

Category: Figures Country of origin: Burkina FasoTribe: LobiMaterials: WoodLiterature: Lobi Magic, page 59URL: http://www.galerieflak.com/magie-lobi/

Description

Lobi figures called thilbou were placed along with other sculptures on family shrines which served to honor the ancestors, please the spirits and protect the community. Every Lobi family maintained a shrine.
There are many conflicting interpretations for these figures (protection against enemies, warding off of evil spirits, intermediaries, prevention of sickness, etc.).
According to Julien Bosc, ethnographer and specialist of Lobi art and culture, the exact function and purpose of these figures depended on the individual prescription of the soothsayer.
With regard to the spiritual nature of the carved heads or statuettes, Piet Meyer states in his book Kunst und Religion der Lobi that they were considered to be beings in their own right, whose essence was answerable both to the spirits and to men. When placed on an altar dedicated to a spirit, they strengthened its protective power by their presence.

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Voyages, in the wake of Captain Cook, 2019
AfriCubism, 2018
New Beginnings, 2017
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Skulls, 2013
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Nigeria Masters of Movement, 2012
Polynesia, 2011
Face to Face Ritual Art / Industrial Objects, 2011
Papua New Guinea, 2009
Totems & Shamans of Alaska and the Northwest Coast, 2008
Mossi Fertility Dolls (a not-for-profit-exhibition), 2008
Ibeji: The Yoruba worship of the twins, 2001

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