37 FACING PAGE (TOP) AND LOWER RIGHT: Poster for the exhibition Les bois qui murmurent. La grande Statuaire Lobi, organized by Serge Schoffel at l'Ancienne Nonciature, and a complete view of the male Lobi fi gure from Burkina Faso that it depicts. Attributed to the sculptor Kpépélé, the piece is preserved in the collection of François and Marie Christiaens. LEFT: Ancestor fi gure. Soninke, Mali. C14 date: AD 1240–1410. Wood, oily patina. H: 55 cm. Collected by Emil Storrer c. 1952. Max and Berthe Kofl er-Erni Collection. To be shown at Ancienne Nonciature as part of the exhibition Ancient Medieval Mande Treasures, produced by Bernard de Grunne. RIGHT: Standing fi gure. Mali. Bronze. H: 23 cm. Ex Philippe Guimiot. To be shown at Ancienne Nonciature as part of the exhibition Ancient Medieval Mande Treasures, produced by Bernard de Grunne. FACING PAGE, BOTTOM: Kneeling fi gure covered in serpents. Inland Niger River Delta, Mali. TL dated: AD 850–1250. Ex Baron Freddy Rolin; Chambaud Collection. To be shown at Ancienne Nonciature as part of the exhibition Ancient Medieval Mande Treasures, produced by Bernard de Grunne. CULTURES from 8 to 12 june ABOVE Female fi gure, phemba. Yombe, DR Congo. Second half of the 19th century. Wood. H: 35 cm. Collected by colonial administrator M. Puissant. Galerie Alain Naoum. BELOW Seated fi gure. Inland Niger River Delta, Mali. C. 13th–15th century. Terracotta. H: 15.5 cm. Galerie Monbrison, Brussels. ABOVE Standing female fi gure. Dan, Côte d'Ivoire. Wood, pigment, textile. Galerie Sanne Nies.
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