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January 2026

Lobi

A Large Encrusted Lobi Figure: Why Some African Ritual Objects Are Not Easy to Sell

Not everything is easy to sell.I hesitated. I’ve kept this Lobi figure for many years. At first, very simply, because it is big.Eighty-one centimeters high, heavy, not easy to handle. For my in-house expeditions, it was never a convenient object. It always required more space, more care, more effort. But that was not the real reason. There is an elegance… Read More »A Large Encrusted Lobi Figure: Why Some African Ritual Objects Are Not Easy to Sell

FXE48635African Art

Why Dakakari Terracottas Are So Rare

Why Dakakari Terracottas Are So Rare Among the many sculptural traditions of Nigeria, Dakakari (Dakarkari) terracotta funerary sculpture remains one of the least known and least documented. Yet precisely this marginal position — geographically, culturally, and historically — explains both its rarity and its importance. A Small People, a Specific Tradition The Dakakari are a small ethnic group living in… Read More »Why Dakakari Terracottas Are So Rare