Lot 150: A fine Lobi shrine figure

A fine Lobi shrine figure, Lobi; Burkina faso

The old and heavily worn figure with remains of encrustation all over the body, the face with bulging eyes, and the arms to the side. The figure on an integral base with old age cracks. An unusual example of the type. H. 11"

Comments:
Property of a New York estate

Provenance:
Alfred Schienberg, 1971, The Gallery of African Art. NY

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