Sold2020Burkina Faso Nesting Wedding BasketsLobi people, Burkina Faso, twelve nesting baskets, (the twelfth serving as a cap on the next smallest,) woven of natural fiber and reinforced with leather. Terrific dark patina. Early to mid 20th C. WSee Sold Price
Sold2024A Lobi Set of 12 Nesting Wedding Baskets12-teiliges Korbset Lobi, Bobo, Turka, Burkina Faso Ohne Sockel / without base Pflanzenfaser, Leder. H 4- 15 cm. Provenienz: Gérald Minkoff (1937-2009) und Muriel Olesen (1948-2020), Genf. GéSee Sold Price
Sold2020A Bobo Set of Nesting BasketsSatz von Nistkörben Bobo / Lobi, Burkina Faso Ohne Sockel / without base Weidengeflecht, Leder. H 24 cm. B 15 cm. Provenienz: Nachlass Madeleine und Jean-Jacques Keller (bis 1980 Abidjan, danach RheiSee Sold Price
Sold2023African, Lobi People, Burkina Faso, Shrine Bird FigureLobi People, Burkina Faso, carved wood shrine bird figure with stand, 7"h x 3"w x 4.5"d PROVENANCE:From the estate of Professor Philip Gould, New YorkSee Sold Price
Sold2023Group of (4) Forged Iron Human and Animal Figures, Lobi peoples, Burkina Faso, West AfricaGroup of (4) forged iron human and animal figures, Lobi peoples, Burkina Faso, West Africa, likely 19th century or early 20th century. Appromiate size, 6.25"H (largest). PROVENANCE: From the estate ofSee Sold Price
Sold2023Wrought Iron Snake, Lobi Peoples, Burkina Faso, West AfricaWrought iron snake, Lobi peoples, Burkina Faso, West Africa, likely 19th century or early 20th century. Approximate size, 13.75"H (15.25" on custom stand). PROVENANCE: From the estate of Dr. Philip GoSee Sold Price
Sold2016Lobi Lidded Beer VesselLobi Lidded Beer Vessel. Lobi People, Burkina Faso, West Africa, 20th C. Terra Cotta. Size: 15" diameter x 23"H (38 x 58 cm). PLEASE NOTE: All auction items are located in CHICAGO for preview and pickSee Sold Price
Sold2019(14) AFRICAN BRASS, BRONZE OR SILVER BRACELETSIncluding (7) African Brass Currency Bell Bracelets, Lobi People, Burkina Faso; PLUS: (3) Ashanti Bronze or Brass Bangles with Insects, Ghana; PLUS (4) Berber Bedoin Manillas Slave Trade Silver RepousSee Sold Price
Sold20162 African Snake Form Currency Artifacts2 African Snake Form Currency Artifacts. 1) Snake Form Currency, Lobi People,Burkina Faso, West Africa, 20th C. Iron. Size: 5.5"H x 17"W x 2"D (14 x 43 x 5 cm). 2) Snake Form Currency, Gan People, GhaSee Sold Price
Sold20162 Lobi Metalware Artifacts2 Lobi Metalware Artifacts. Lobi People, Burkina Faso, West Africa, 20th C. Forged Iron. 1) Abstract Seated Figure. Size: 6"H x 2.5"W x 1.5"D (15 x 6 x 4 cm). 2) Snake Currency. Size: "H x 7.25"W x 4"See Sold Price
Sold20162 Lobi Figural Bronze Sculptures2 Lobi Figural Bronze Sculptures. Lobi People, Burkina Faso, West Africa, Early 20th C. Bronze. 1) Maternity Figure With Mate. Size: 4.25"H x 2"W x 0.5"D (11 x 5 x 1.5 cm). 2) Standing Figure, knees aSee Sold Price
Sold2016Snake-Form Currency, Lobi People, 19th C.Snake-Form Currency, Copper, Lobi People, Burkina Faso, 19th C. Size: 68"H (172.5 cm).PLEASE NOTE: All auction items are located in CHICAGO for preview and pick up at 130 N. Jefferson St., Chicago, ILSee Sold Price
Sold2022A Janus Lobi Shrine Idol Ex Thomas WheelockCarved wooden Bateba Thil or Spirit figure in janus Form with signs or offerings and obvious weathering and age. Lobi peoples, Burkina Faso, West Africa. The Idol has been custom mounted and measuresSee Sold Price
Sold2023Archaic Lobi Janus Shrine HeadA carved wooden janus form head with elongated cylindrical neck, ridged coiffure and a well weathered surfca e suggesting many years as a shrine object. Lobi peoples, Burkina faso, West Africa. The heSee Sold Price
Sold2019A Large Lobi Shrine head, African Art.A Carved wooden Shrine head with tall slender spike and a finely carved head of a spirit of Bateba Thil. Lobi peoples, Burkina Faso, West Africa. The head measures 23.5 inches tall on custom display sSee Sold Price
Sold2022A Lobi Bateba Shrine Idol Ex Banks collectionA carved wooden bateba Thil with extended arms and unusual treatment to the overall form. Lobi peoples, Burkina faso, West Africa. The Figure measures 24 x 14 inches. Provenance: The Robert Banks collSee Sold Price
Sold2022A Lobi Ti Puo Shrine IdolA carved wooden shrine idol with hands extended to the heavens, considered a protective fetish and typically placed on shrines to act as a medium to the spirit world. Lobi peoples, Burkina Faso, WestSee Sold Price
Sold2024A Lobi Bateba Fertility Idol Ex William Wright GalleryCarved from an incredibly heavy dense wood with encrusted surface suggesting years of sacrificial offerings as a bateba Thil or Spirit effigy on a fertility shrine. Lobi peoples, Burkina Faso, West AfSee Sold Price
Sold2022A Lobi Bateba Thil Shrine IdolA carved wooden Lobi bateba thil or spirit figure for use on a local shrine. Lobi peoples, Burkina Faso, West Africa. The idol measures 13.25 x 6.5 inches. Provenance: Ex. Alfred Schienberg, NY; Ex. MSee Sold Price
Sold2024A Long Legged Lobi Bateba Thil Shrine IdolA highly stylized sculpture of a female Thil spirit known as bateba, which are placed on local shrines to act as a medium to the sprit world. Lobi peoples, Burkina faso, West Africa. This sculpture meSee Sold Price
Sold2019A Fine Old Lobi Bateba Thil Shrine sculptureA very well handled and weathered wood sculpture, known as Bateba Thil, this is an effigy of a spirit, placed on local shrines to act as a medium to the spirit world. Lobi peoples, Burkina Faso, AfricSee Sold Price
Sold2022A Lobi Bateba Male Shrine Idol Ex Wheellock CollectionA Carved wooden male effigy, created from a heavy dense wood and having a dry weathered surface with earthen deposits suggesting years of use as a shrine idol. Lobi Peoples, Burkina Faso, West Africa.See Sold Price
Sold2020Rare Janus Lobi Bateba Shrine Idol of a LegA Rare carved wooden shrine idol with two faces and was carved in the fom of a human leg. There is likely some esoteric purpose as a magical aid. Lobi peoples, Burkina faso, Africa. The carving measurSee Sold Price
Sold2021A Lobi Terracotta Vessel with Lid, Ex Hesse GalleriesA Fine old Lobi clay vessel with raised designs and small fitted cone like lid on a globular like formed vessel. Lobi peoples, Burkina faso, West Africa. The Vessel measures 6.5 x 6 inches. ProvenanceSee Sold Price
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