Lobi Bateba Figure Ca. 1920 (3) Animas en Purgatorio Antique Mexican Retablo translating as The Souls in Purgatory Bead size approx: graduated beads

Bead size approx: graduated beads range in size from 9 - 23mm

mostly in the 19th century

devotion was originally Marian

5 1/2" long x 5" wide x 3/8" thick

I had to have it

Lobi Bateba Figure Ca. 1920 (3) Animas en Purgatorio Antique Mexican Retablo translating as The Souls in Purgatory Bead size approx: graduated beadsLobi Bateba Figure Ca. 1920 (3) Approx. 6" tall x 1 1 2" wide x 1 1 4" deep From Cote d"Ivoire Traditional Lobi communities are united by adherence to the Cult of a Nature Spirit called "Thila", and the rules that determine correct social behavior within the community are the rules that the Spirit dictates through the Diviner, the "Thildar". The Thila themselves are Invisible Spirits of Nature with supernatural abilities and powers that can be used