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Description : **Originally Listed At $400** West Africa, Burkina Faso, Lobi culture, ca. first half of the 20th century CE. An intriguing example of a hand-carved wooden female figure known as a bateba bambar (also bateba bamgbar, literally paralyzed bateba) seated with her legs stretched out in front of her nude body. The woman is painted with brown pigment, sits in an upright position, holds both arms to her distended abdomen, and has perky breasts flanking a trapezoidal pectoral medallion. Her enlarged head features narrow eyes, a triangular nose above pouty lips, and cupped ears, all beneath a swollen brow. Bateba bambar figures like this example are believed by Lobi soothsayers to protect children and the elderly from paralysis. Size: 8.25 L x 2.125 W x 8.875 H (21 cm x 5.4 cm x 22.5 cm) Provenance: private New York, New York, USA collection, ex-Bruce Frank collection, New York, USA All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most Antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia.  For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm. #161298
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