Janushead of a reliquary ensemble "bwete" · Gabon, Kota-Obamba · ID: 3034787
Description
wooden core, coated with various pieces of copper sheet, attached with metal clamps which are arranged like fine seams, the separate worked half-spherical eyes and tapering noses fixed with nails, metal collar around the neck, elaborate work, in good condition, block-like socle;
the Shamaye and the neighbouring Obamba used wooden heads of small size, like the present, for their reliquary ensembles.
L’objet Janushead of a reliquary ensemble “bwete” avec l’ID d’objet 3034787 a fait partie de la dernière vente aux enchères 73rd tribal art auction dans 25 mai 2013 le Zemanek-Münster Hôtel des ventes. L’objet portant le numéro de lot 322 a atteint un prix de vente de 2 500 €.
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Expertise
Galerie Le Cabinet de Curieux, Thierry Ruby, Paris, France
Littérature comparée
Paudrat, Jean-Louis, The Way of the Ancestors, Paris 1986, ill. 38 a, b