"Statuette Of A Hyena - Ghana And Ivory Coast - First Half Of The 20th Century"
STATUETTE of a hyena called a thil
Lobi culture, Burkina Faso, Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire
First half of the 20th century
Wood with a crusty patina
H.: 16.5 ; W.: 7.5 cm
Monoxyle wooden statuette of a hyena with four legs resting on a circular base, its head tilted slightly towards the sky, its mouth half-open and its eyes incised in a circular pattern.
The thila statuettes are zoomorphic representations of spiritual beings who protected and watched over the lobis.
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