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MaHongwe-Style Reliquary Figure

Offered by: PAGODA RED

Description
This compelling abstract form is attributed to the MaHongwe people in north Gabon, a subpopulation of the Kota in the same region. Sculpted of a wooden form wrapped in metal wire, this work recreates the reliquary figures of "bwete" ancestor practices. Such figures would have been placed above a basket containing ancestral relics, and represented the founder of the familial lineage. // Depth: 7.0"

More Information

Period:	1950-1979
Condition:	Good.
Styles / Movements:	Asian, Traditional
Dealer Reference #:	CBH127
Incollect Reference #:	802674

Dimensions

W.	5.5 in;	H.	21 in;
W.	13.97 cm;	H.	53.34 cm;

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