Male/female couple "gheonga"
Gabon, Tsogho/Lumbo
Vendu
900 €
Provenance
French Private Collection, ParisTaille
H: 21,5 cm/22,5 cm (male/female)
H: 8.5 inch/8.9 inch (male/female)
Description
wood, brown patina, black paint, posture and shape of the bodies as well as the facial features nearly identical, hairdo slightly varied, female with diamond-shaped tattoos and accentuated navel, slightly dam., traces of insect caused damage, rep. (breakages: both thighs/base of the male), side by side mounted on pedestal
Publications
Jean David, Gabon, Zurich 2005, p. 159AHDRC: 0139824