A Lobi couple of the Kampti region, standing, the arms carved attatched to the body, the male statue holding an object in each hand, the genitals small and finely worked, the breasts of the female statue conical and pointed, the navel protruding, on a thin long neck sits a large head, the mouth closed, the nose pointed, the almond-shaped eyes half closed, the skull bald; the larger female statue wears an iron necklace, her right hand missing, remains of white paint, Camwood incrustations, greyish to brownish patina.

Lit: Daniela Bognolo: Lobi. Visions of Africa, 2007 Milan; Floros & Sigrid Katsouros/Stephan und Petra Herkenhoff: Anonyme Schnitzer der Lobi, Hannover 2006; Piet Meyer: Kunst und Religion der Lobi, Zürich 1981; Galerie Flak: Magie Lobi, Paris 2003; Floros Katsouros: Lobi - Figuren, chefs d'oeuvre und Kultobjekte, Hannover 2013; Kat. Ausst.: Lobi. Westafrikanische Skulpturen aus der Sammlung Greschik, anlässlich der Ausstellung „Die Entdeckung des Individuums“, 2016

300 - 400,- Euro

Height: 62 cm, 56 cm
Weight: 2,4 kg, 1,6 kg