Male/female couple "gheonga" · Gabon, Tsogho/Lumbo · ID: 3041890
Description
wood, brown patina, black paint, posture and shape of the bodies as well as the facial features nearly identical, hairdo slightly varied, female with diamond-shaped tattoos and accentuated navel, slightly dam., traces of insect caused damage, rep. (breakages: both thighs/base of the male), side by side mounted on pedestal
The object Male/female couple “gheonga” with the object ID 3041890 was last part of the auction 85th Tribal Art Auction at March 4, 2017 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 340 achieved a sales price of EUR 900.
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Publications
Jean David, Gabon, Zurich 2005, p. 159
AHDRC: 0139824