A fragmentary Lobi scupture of Burkina Faso, provenance: Oumar Bardo, Gaoua, Burkina Faso, "Oumaro", who he is called by Western Art dealers , lie Maine Durieu, Malachin, Weigel and others, was one of the leading Lobi dealers before the Islamists have "occupied the country", his name was also mentioned in one of the Sothebys catalogues, which is extremly rare for an Art dealer, who has never left Africa. He was well known in Ougadougou and Gaoua, became rich, had 4 wifes and 23 children, 19 survived.; this fragmentary sculpture belongs to the first generation of Lobi sculptures, long time before a wider tribalart market discovered the value if this ethnic group, found in an abondened clayhouse of the Lobi.

2.200 - 2.400,- Euro

Height: 51 cm
Weight: 1,8 kg