Standing female figure · Gabon, Punu/Lumbo · ID: 3043470
sold
EUR 1,000
Provenance
Leonard Kahan, New York, USADirk Vonck, Brussels, Belgium
Wolf-Bernard Müller, Krefeld, Germany
Size
H: 46 cm
H: 18.1 inch
Description
wood, red and white pigment, black paint, cracks, insect caused damage (base).
Among the Punu and Lumbo of Gabon figural sculptures are rare. Figures are most often used for divination rituals, as reliquary guardians and protective objects.
Publications
AHDRC: 0150597