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Item number 1373/22 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.

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Description

Bateba figure. Tall standing human with a thin ridge along the top of the head. The eyebrows, eyes, nose, and mouth are carved outward. The shoulders are squared with the arms hanging down to the side and the palms of the hands facing outward. There are two upside down triangle shapes pointing downward from the top of the shoulders. The belly is rounded with a protruding belly button. The stand is painted black.

History Of Use

Bateba figures are grouped together with other materials in domestic shrines. Bateba represent the Thils, a family’s guardian spirits that act as protective intermediaries between the supernatural and mortal worlds.