Statue(s) - Wood - KULANGO - Burkina Faso
Beautiful, impressive female statue of the Kulango people from Burkina Faso. Many scarifications on the body. The statue has a fine patina caused by age and use during many years. These statues are placed at the entrance of the village in order to welcome visitors. Both toes are missing. There has been said that they mill parts of the toes and use it as magical substance. Material: wood, red pigment, kaolin. Since many years in my private Dutch collection.
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Beautiful, impressive female statue of the Kulango people from Burkina Faso. Many scarifications on the body. The statue has a fine patina caused by age and use during many years. These statues are placed at the entrance of the village in order to welcome visitors. Both toes are missing. There has been said that they mill parts of the toes and use it as magical substance. Material: wood, red pigment, kaolin. Since many years in my private Dutch collection.
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