Stela
Gabon / Cameroon, Bane/Bulul
not available anymore
Provenance
Ferdinand Junghänel (1879-1909), stationed in Ebolova from 1908 to 1909Size
H: 117 cm
H: 46.1 inch
Description
wood, dark brown patina, board-shaped flattened, carved with compartments of various forms, which are filled with figural and ornamental motifs, min. dam., missing parts (tip), slight traces of abrasion;
the Bane are a subgroup of the Fang settling next to the Mabea.