Dagari voorouderbeeld (Kpiin Dâa) uit Burkina Faso Senegal bread basket This can be purchased separately

This can be purchased separately on our website

Afmetingen: 20 x 9 x 5

Traditional wooden churning rod guide from Nepal

Age: late 20th century

Dagari voorouderbeeld (Kpiin Dâa) uit Burkina Faso Senegal bread basket This can be purchased separatelyThis ancestor statue, also called 'Kpiin Da', comes from the Dagari (also known as Dagaaba or Dagara), a subgroup of the Lobi people from southwestern Burkina Faso. Kpiin Da (literally translated: wooden statue of deceased ancestor) are simplistic, anthropomorphic wooden statues. The phallic shape of the figure refers to the strength and power of the (always male) deceased it represents. These statues are traditionally used as protectors against