Pair of figures "bateba thilkotina" - Burkina Faso, Lobi
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Such imposing male-female figure pairs were created for placement at shrines. According to Fagg, they represent twin spirits rather than married couples.
In Lobi society, immaterial spiritual divinities, called "thila", are responsible for maintaining political, social, and moral order and and protecting the community from witchcraft and sorcery. The "thila" communicate through diviners they have selected as intermediaries.
If a person consults a diviner under certain conditions, such as a misfortune or illness, the "thila" may direct that a shrine figure be carved as part of the remedy. It is also they who determine the appearance of the figures and their size.
H: 78 cm (male); 77 cm (female), H: 30,7 inch
Provenance:
Adam Prout, Worcestershire, Great Britain
Lit.: Bognolo, Daniela, Lobi, Milan 2007, p. 13, Fig. 3
Continent: Africa
Such imposing male-female figure pairs were created for placement at shrines. According to Fagg, they represent twin spirits rather than married couples.
In Lobi society, immaterial spiritual divinities, called "thila", are responsible for maintaining political, social, and moral order and and protecting the community from witchcraft and sorcery. The "thila" communicate through diviners they have selected as intermediaries.
If a person consults a diviner under certain conditions, such as a misfortune or illness, the "thila" may direct that a shrine figure be carved as part of the remedy. It is also they who determine the appearance of the figures and their size.
H: 78 cm (male); 77 cm (female), H: 30,7 inch
Provenance:
Adam Prout, Worcestershire, Great Britain
Lit.: Bognolo, Daniela, Lobi, Milan 2007, p. 13, Fig. 3
Continent: Africa
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Pair of figures "bateba thilkotina" - Burkina Faso, Lobi
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