23rd Aug, 2022 9:30

Ethnographic Art

 
  Lot 116
 

A Fang male figure, Bieri, Gabon, decorated throughout with embossed brass strips, the eyes inset with mirror glass, carved holding a horn above an elongated abdomen, with bound natural fibres around the neck & waist, metal bangles around the ankles, resting on a post to the rear, 63cm; and two further fang figures, one adorned with strips of embossed copper, with stylised coiffure, carved holding a bowl, resting on a post to the rear, 42cm; the other devoid of any decorations, the hands clasped to the centre, 46.5cm

The Andrzej von Staranburg Niedenthal collection, London, UK.

Sold for £100


 

A Fang male figure, Bieri, Gabon, decorated throughout with embossed brass strips, the eyes inset with mirror glass, carved holding a horn above an elongated abdomen, with bound natural fibres around the neck & waist, metal bangles around the ankles, resting on a post to the rear, 63cm; and two further fang figures, one adorned with strips of embossed copper, with stylised coiffure, carved holding a bowl, resting on a post to the rear, 42cm; the other devoid of any decorations, the hands clasped to the centre, 46.5cm

Provenance

The Andrzej von Staranburg Niedenthal collection, London, UK.

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