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Freddy · 15th May 2007, 11:51 AM

Very nice, Lew. I saw this one 'live' recently as the seller lives not far from my place. It's a beautiful piece.

It's Lobi, but that you already know.

I looked into one of my books on African art and found this :

Khuluor cane (etnic Lobi name).
These are middle sized canes - mostly upto 70 cm in length - which are surmounted by one or two figurines. These little statues are always finely carved. These canes are parade pieces.

There's also another kind of Lobi cane. This one is called Bober cane . They are larger and can be curved or straight. They often have an iron piece at the bottom end. These are used as walking canes.

15th May 2007, 11:51 AM	#3
Freddy Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Sint-Amandsberg (near Ghent, Belgium) Posts: 830	Nice Very nice, Lew. I saw this one 'live' recently as the seller lives not far from my place. It's a beautiful piece. It's Lobi, but that you already know. I looked into one of my books on African art and found this : Khuluor cane (etnic Lobi name). These are middle sized canes - mostly upto 70 cm in length - which are surmounted by one or two figurines. These little statues are always finely carved. These canes are parade pieces. There's also another kind of Lobi cane. This one is called *Bober cane* . They are larger and can be curved or straight. They often have an iron piece at the bottom end. These are used as walking canes.