4th Feb, 2021 10:00

Ethnographica & Tribal Art

 
  Lot 42
 

A Mahongwe reliquary figure, Gabon, Bwete, with a central horizontal copper strip flanked by copper wire, bound on a slightly concave wood carcase, with a bound chignon, the copper bound reverse with two raised ridges flanked by geometric decoration, 52cm x 19.5cm

From the collection of the late Reverend Alan Dupuy.

Sold for £160


Condition Report

The body of the figure is slightly loose at its joint.

This figure does not come with a display stand.

 

A Mahongwe reliquary figure, Gabon, Bwete, with a central horizontal copper strip flanked by copper wire, bound on a slightly concave wood carcase, with a bound chignon, the copper bound reverse with two raised ridges flanked by geometric decoration, 52cm x 19.5cm