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Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Female Ancestral Figure (batega)
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Female Ancestral Figure (batega)

Maker Lobi Artist
Dateundated
Made/manufacturedBurkina Faso, Africa
MediumWood, encrustation
Dimensions24 x 4 x 3 1/2 in. (61 x 10.2 x 8.9 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineGift of Dr. and Mrs. Saul A. Geronemus
Object numberS-72-30
Collections
DescriptionStanding female figure with arms pressed to belly, heavy cylindrical legs pressed together, round head with prominent forehead, cowrie like eyes, delicate mouth made of single piece of wood, encrustation on surface.
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