A fine hardwood Moba with weathered, worn surface, and dry patina. Togo, West Africa.
Mobas Tchitcheri protective figures stood in Togo homes and village entrances and could only be birthed by individuals whose fathers were diviners, the carving considered a highly delicate operation requiring special prayers and precautions for these ritually charged objects.
A large, heavy, and imposing example, showing years of exposure.
49” high 9” wide
Circa late 19th - Early 20th century.
On a custom museum stand.
A fine hardwood Moba with weathered, worn surface, and dry patina. Togo, West Africa.
Mobas Tchitcheri protective figures stood in Togo homes and village entrances and could only be birthed by individuals whose fathers were diviners, the carving considered a highly delicate operation requiring special prayers and precautions for these ritually charged objects.
A large, heavy, and imposing example, showing years of exposure.
49” high 9” wide
Circa late 19th - Early 20th century.
On a custom museum stand.
