Three-faced head sculpture
Gabon, Mbete/Kwele/Fang
not available anymore
Provenance
Lucas Ratton, Paris, FranceSize
H: 25 cm
H: 9.8 inch
Description
wood, brown patina, kaolin, traces of red pigment, the face to the front provided with vertically incised scarification marks underneath the eyes, slightly dam., cracks, traces of insect caused damage
Possibly once serving as head piece of a reliquary ensemble. Reminding of the “ngontang” masks of the Gabon peoples.
Comparing literature
0044743 and 0007536 (comparable objects)Publications
AHDRC: 0150590