Thilbou figure, manainni-sono, Lobi, Holly Keko style, Burki - Lot 29

Thilbou figure, manainni-sono, Lobi, Holly Keko style, Burkina Faso Early 20th century Carved wood Height: 56 cm Publication : Magie Lobi, 2004, p.59 Provenance: French private collection --- Thilbou type figure, manainni-sono, Lobi, style said of Holly Keko, Burkina Faso Early 20th century Carved wood Height: 56 cm Publication: Lobi Magic, 2004, p.59 Provenance: French private collection Powerful and peaceful, this protective ancestor is undaunted by the ravages of time, contrasting with his serenity, having lost his arms and one of his legs. The elegance of his still stature, his frozen posture imbued with calm and solemnity, his expression seemingly imbued with deep thought, give him a very special aura. The face's realistic features are enhanced by a carefully arranged headdress of linear braids and a chignon. According to Daniela Bognolo (2007, p. 52-53), in Lobi country, only master sculptors are authorized to make effigies of ancestors, known as thilkotina. These therefore reflect the quintessential "archetypal style" of each Lobi cultural group. According to Paudrat (1988, p. 86, no. 40), (2007, p. 130, no. 4), "cla anthropomorphic figuration is closely associated with private and personal worship. Characterized by a certain geometrisation of volumes, it is distinguished by the more or less pronounced hollowing of the face, emphasized by the protrusion of the small mouth and pointed chin. Each sculptor adapts these formal features to his or her own interpretation of the human figure, depending on the influence of the area in which he or she works. A fine example, with patina and residual anointing in places. --- Powerful and sagacious paisibility of this protective ancestor, impertubable despite the fates of time, contrasting with his serenity, having made his arms and one of his legs disappear. The elegance of his stature remains, his fixed posture borrows calm and solemnity, his expression seems to be imbued with deep thoughts give him a very special aura. The realistic-looking face is magnified by a carefully arranged headdress, consisting of linear braids and a chignon. For Daniela Bognolo (2007, p. 52-53), in the Lobi country, only master sculptors are allowed to create the effigies of ancestors, called thilkotina. The latter thus reflect the quintessence of the "archetypal style" specific to each Lobi cultural group. According to Paudrat (1988, p. 86, no. 40), (2007, p. 130, no. 4), "the anthropomorphic figuration is closely associated with private and personal cults. Characterized by a certain geometrization of the volumes, it is distinguished by the more or less pronounced digging of the face, underlined by the advance of the small mouth and the pointed chin. Each sculptor adapts these formal traits to his way of interpreting the human figure according to the influence of the area where he practices. Beautiful copy, showing a patina with residues of anointing in places. Left leg missing; wood erosion and missing right foot; left arm missing; right rear shoulder also missing. Beautiful patina with residues of kaolin, ochre and yellow pigments alternating with shine on the wood surface. There is a hole in the sagittal crest and headpiece. ---Missing left leg; wood erosion and missing right foot; missing left arm; missing back right shoulder. Beautiful patina with residues of kaolin, ocher and yellow pigments alternating with brilliance on the surface of the wood. At the sagittal crest and the cap, a hole.