code: 2021-ZZ

a very well artisticly carved wooden, tribal art figure, known as:

Bateba Thil

representeing "returned people" or "ancestral spirits" from the Lobi People, Burkina Faso,

here it represents a Hermaphrodite, a character with female and male appearance, 

therefor it might be a Bateba Ti Bala,

and for it standing with the arms hanging down on the side: Bateba Phuwe

and for it's size of 40cm: Bateba Thilbou Manainni Sono, 

we see a dual sex figure with breasts and male genitalia,

with a beautiful, rare high hairstyle,

a delicate carved face with a clear individual and personal look,

exeptional is the way the carver carved the chin with a charming little point 

and the way the chin line runs on to the jaws, towards the incorporated ears,

the carver made the effort to carve the nose, eyes and brows as an almost abstract symmetrical feature,

a strong neck, broad shoulders, long arms resting on the thighs,

strong legs bent and set apart on wedge-like feet

and, again almost abstract, carved buttocks,

condition: authentic and smooth crusty patine - not faked, 

the right auricle and left foot are partial missing - these are old damages (see patine), 

it does stand without support,

age unknown, but seen it's authentic, not faked and honest patine, probably early 1900's

height: circa 40 cm / circa 15.7 inch

weight: circa 950 gram

we are no experts on the subject of tribal art, we have done some research, trying to attribute this statue to a land, country, tribe or people, to the best we could - before bidding or buying do judge for yourself the tribal affilation and the correct age - we are selling this item "as is" and we will not accept returns if the buyer finds that we are wrong concerning these matters.

the last picture is only illustrative and not included with the sale


 

we are: delta 98 den haag

The Hague, The Netherlands, EU

registrated at:

Chambers of Commerce in The Netherlands / KvK Haaglanden: file 27133335


free world wide shipping

- this means that the shipping costs are included with the sale price

- you wil be ordering registrated shipment provided by PostNL or UPS from The Netherlands, EU

- this will be according to the shipping provider’s conditions

- the shipping will be, if possible, with priority, tracking and insurance offered by the shipping provider for loss during shipment

- the shipping costs differ per country

- at pick-up the shipping costs will be refunded or deducted

 

buyer requirements for shipping:

- the buyer will, promptly after buying an item, have to

provide one’s phone number and email address to the seller for the shipping provider’s requirements: the email address is to give the shipping provider the possibility to provide the buyer requirements and/or forms needed

- without a buyer’s phone number and email address, the seller can not always ship and this can be a reason to cancel the transaction

- the seller, Delta 98 Den Haag, will not use the provided personal info for other use then for the shipping provider’s requirements.

 

import into the US and all NON-EU countries,

(the seller is based in The Netherlands, EU)

- to let the import of an item into the US go more smoothly, the buyer/importer will have to be prepared to submit a CBP 5106 form to the shipping provider and/or US-Customs, please check why, when, what and how for yourself

- to admit the CBR 5106 form can take some time and the delivery therefore can take longer as anticipated, expected or predicted by the shipping provider

- for import in all non-EU countries: please check for yourself prior to buying if there are requirements for the importer

- for all non-EU countries: the buyer/importer will probably have to pay for the import, taxes and customs costs and this is to the buyer’s responsibility

 

VAT / BTW: the seller is subject to the Dutch/NL, EU sales tax called “Margin Scheme” (in Dutch: “BTW Margeregeling”), the seller’s tax number in The Netherlands, EU is: NL001190378B30