Mahongwe
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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 centuryare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableshipped with track & tracefrom a belgian collectionwooden display includedplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitesold with a commercial invoice
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 stylespecialists such as alain and françoise chaffin, ingeborg bolz, louis perrois and gérard delorme wanted to highlight stylistic groups among these kota subgroupsa 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 platesare 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 - gabonour 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 morphologiescatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablethis kota from gabon is made of wood and metalthe back is uniform with visible wear marksa beautiful piece, please do take the time to contemplate it and do not miss itplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
85 €