Lot n° 343
Estimation :
200 - 300
EUR
MAINTIRANO, Madagascar: Pair of male and female Biby olo sta - Lot 343
MAINTIRANO, Madagascar: Pair of male and female Biby olo statuettes, presented standing on cubic pedestals. Both have arms at their sides, palms facing forward. Their expressive faces with wide-open eyes are framed by small ears reminiscent of an owl. Wood, differentiated honey, russet and brown patinas, marks of use (old label dated 1954 glued to reverse) H. 55 - 52 cm. biby olo are hybrid ritual figures sculpted by specialists in trance-like states in the Maintirano region. Their exact role remains partially documented, but their singular iconography links them to practices of intercession with bush spirits.
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