This Lobi iron sculpture was made by a blacksmith with hand hammered iron.
The Bird is naturally weathered and eroded, and a quite elegant and a wonderful example of the Lobi blacksmith skills.
The Lobi peoples live in Burkina Faso, West Africa.
The sculpture itself measures 35 cm (14 inches) tall x 28cm (11 inches) deep. Sold on a custom wood made stand.
Estimated age: early to mid-XXth.
Provenance: – private USA collection- Todd M Zieseniss , TRIBAL GATHERINGS, 2018.
It represents a helmeted guinea fowl (Numida meleagris)
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