A DYNAMIC LOBI TRIBE THIL STATUE WITH UNUSUAL FEATURES AND SIDEWAYS FORM ( No 5001) VESSELS The wood isdense and heavy

The wood isdense and heavy

This is a superb bottom cover decoration from the Mangbetu tribe of the Congo

leather adornments all old with an oxidised patina

Encrusted ochre pigment

The patina is particularly worn

A DYNAMIC LOBI TRIBE THIL STATUE WITH UNUSUAL FEATURES AND SIDEWAYS FORM ( No 5001) VESSELS The wood isdense and heavyAn encrusted thil figure from the Lobi people of Burkina Faso, west Africa . This is a dynamic pose with a side profile and one arm to back and one to front . Dense hard wood . It has a French colonial hat which is a borrowing of symbolic power . The patina is encrusted which shows age and ritual libations. In good condition with worn feel . We guarantee that these have been tribally used. Height approx 22cm