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Reliquary guardian figure of the mahongwe materials: wood, copper, brass, patina country of origin: gabon dimensions: height 59 cm ( inches) with a wooden base mid-xxth centuryshipped with track & traceare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikifrom a belgian collectionsold with a commercial invoicewooden display includedplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store
180 €
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There seems to be 5 groups: the mahongwe style, the shamaye style, the southern kota style (obamba, ndumu, wumbu), the ndassa style and the sangu stylea tall guardian figure from the classic mbulu ngulu reliquary, stylized diamond-shaped base, topped by a ‘concave/convex’ face, plated with copper and brass leaves, the eyes are drawn by round platesthe back is uniform with visible wear marksspecialists such as alain and françoise chaffin, ingeborg bolz, louis perrois and gérard delorme wanted to highlight stylistic groups among these kota subgroupsthis kota from gabon is made of wood and metalare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiit used to be meant to adorn a tomb - - booué region, ogooué-ivindo province - gabonplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeif kota reliquary figurines present many characteristics in common (a stylised face with copper plating, a diamond-shaped handle); they however have very different morphologiesa beautiful piece, please do take the time to contemplate it and do not miss it
85 €