Teke, Butti Fetish

Téké, Fétiche Butti

Teke, Butti Fetish

TEKE
Date
Late XIXth - early XXth
Size
Height : 20 cm, side : 10 cm.
Collection
Tribal Art
Condition
très bon, d'usage.
Inventory number
393
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Butti fetish, ancestral figure, the body wrapped in a load of material with prophylactic virtues. His face with a rectangular beard is embellished on the forehead and the beats with a beautiful engraved decoration.

In wood, old patina of use honey, various materials, earthy amalgam of origins.

Provenance :

  • Sale Maitre Guy Loudmer, Drouot, Paris, December 11, 1993, lot n°9 of the catalog

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