Divination Male Female Figures

Description

Rare divination male and female figures from southwestern Burkina Faso.
Diviners among the Bwa and Lobi ethnic groups use figures in male-female pairs in divination.
These spirit couples are placed at the altar and aid the diviners in his quest for answers on behalf of his clients.
The figures display stylised and exaggerated features, as well as an innate force.
Bwa or Lobi or other neighbouring ethnic group.
Copper alloy, lost wax, encrustations – Collected in Burkina Faso

Height: 10,3 cm and 10,8 cm respectively
Width at feet: 4,1 cm and 3,6 cm respectively

Reference:  La culture matérialisée des ethnies de la Volta: les object en alliage de cuivre coulée à la cire perdue, Wilfried Glar (2015) p. 270