Lot n° 344
Estimation :
200 - 300
EUR
MAINTIRANO, Madagascar, circa 1940 Pair of male and female B - Lot 344
MAINTIRANO, Madagascar, circa 1940 Pair of male and female Biby olo statuettes, standing on circular pedestals. Both figures adopt a walking posture, one foot forward, palms turned forward in a gesture of offering or reception. Their expressive faces, with wide-open eyes, are framed by small pointed ears reminiscent of an owl. Wood, differentiated honey, brown and red patina, marks of use Sculpted in a trance-like state by specialists, biby olo combine human and animal attributes. Their dynamic posture and hybrid features make them figures of intercession with the bush spirits, invested with a spiritual function specific to this Madagascan region. H. 34 - 37 cm.
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