Seated female figure · Gabon, Punu / Tsangui · ID: 3052094
Price
EUR 800plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Provenance
Italiaander Galleries, Amsterdam, The NetherlandsWerner & Lotte Krause, Hamburg, Germany (1988)
Size
H: 58,5 cm
H: 23.0 inch
Description
wood, pigment remains, collection label “509”, base
Punu sculpture is rare and little precise information is known about their ritual context. The Punu “mukuyi” society uses both “okuyi” masks and carved figures. These were most often used for divination rituals, as reliquary guardians and protective objects.
The object Seated female figure with the object ID 3052094 was part of the auction Auction 105 on November 15, 2025, lot number 211 at that time and is currently available for EUR 800 in Open sale.
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Comparing literature
Herreman, Frank & Leonardo Lasansky, Icons of perfection, Saint Paul 2006, p. 33, ill. 16