Bronze Bobo sculpture – Burkina-Faso, circa 1965-1970

Bronze Bobo sculpture – Burkina-Faso, circa 1965-1970

Bronze fish partially covered with semicircles on the back of the body. Second half of the 20th century circa 1965-1970.

Dimensions: irregular: (±) 19.5 x 22 x 7.5 cm

Provenance: Succession private collection E. B. Van de Reydt, Knokke, Belgium, acquired from collection of Mr Pluchinsky, Brussels in 1976.

Price: 500,00 $ CAD (Canadian dollars)

All reasonable offers will be considered. The gallery will close at the end of 2026.

Note: the fish symbolically represents water and fertility, the circles on the body are the mediators between heaven and earth.


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