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

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

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