Lobi Slingshot, Burkina Faso, First Half Of The 20th Century

Beautiful Lance sculpted with a young-looking character, a hand resting symbolically on his penis. His face has an interesting focused and determined expression. Wood old patina of use honey, marks of time, the sling was changed formerly. Lobi, Burkina Faso, first half of the 20th century. Dimensions: 20.2 cm and 22.2 cm with its base Provenance: Former Pierre Dufourcq Bidau collection, formed between 1979 and 1987, after inheritance. Pierre Dufourcq Bidau, a native of Béarn, a banker by profession, assembled his collection with the help of his friend Giovanni Franco Scanzi, author of the reference work devoted to the slingshot “Potomo Waka,” An article in the newspaper, Sud Ouest , of November 8, 1988, speaks of the collection of Monsieur Dufourcq Bidau, as the second largest collection of slingshots in the world after that of Scanzi. Sold with certificate of authenticity from expert Serge Reynes. * Shipping costs on estimate.