Guardian figure of a reliquiary ensemble ·  Gabon, Fang, Ntumu · ID: 3034511

Description

wood, brown patina with traces of black patina, encrusted in some areas, brass discs attached with nails forming the eyes, typical posture with the arms folded in front of the body, dam., continuous crack in the body, cracks (face, left side of the head), missing parts (crested coiffure, right leg, buttocks), socle

The object Guardian figure of a reliquiary ensemble with the object ID 3034511 was part of the auction 72nd tribal art auction on March 9, 2013. The object with the lot number 403 achieved a sales price of EUR 6,000 with an asking price of EUR 2,500.

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