2024African Reliquary Mbulu Ngulu 19th Century GabonCopper and bronze metal strips adorn the authentic antique reliquary of the Kota in northeastern Gabon. Originally, Mbulu Ngulus were used by the Kota to guard and protect sacred ancestral bones. TheSee Sold Price
Sold2024African Reliquary Mbulu Ngulu 19th Century GabonCopper and bronze metal strips adorn the authentic antique reliquary of the Kota in northeastern Gabon. Originally, Mbulu Ngulus were used by the Kota to guard and protect sacred ancestral bones. TheSee Sold Price
Sold2016African Art Kota Reliquary FigureKota Gabon Mbulu-ngulu Reliquary Figure, circa early 20th Century. Copper banded figure with protruding eyes and nose. Design on copper base, wood footing. Dimensions: 15" H; Weight: 2 lb. Provenance:See Sold Price
Sold2022Kota Mbulu Ngulu reliquary figure - Gabon - African Art Tribal ArtTitle: Kota Mbulu Ngulu reliquary figure - Gabon - African Art Tribal Art Item Category: Reliquary, figure, statue Alleged Seniority: Second half 20th century Origin: Gabon Materials: Wood, metal DimeSee Sold Price
Sold2017Ex-Segy Kota Reliquary Figure35 Ex-Segy Kota Reliquary Figure Kota, Gabun H 35 cm. Bakota Mbulu Ngulu reliquary figure, Gabon, carved of wood and covered with sheets of copper and brass. Fan-shaped head with embellishments, wrappSee Sold Price
Sold2021Kota artist, Mbulu Ngulu (reliquary figure)Kota artist Mbulu Ngulu (reliquary figure) Gabon, c. 1940carved wood, metal, brass 15 h × 6 w × 2.5 d in (38 × 15 × 6 cm) Provenance: African Image GalSee Sold Price
Sold2023Kota Reliquary FigureWood carved guardian figure ("mbulu ngulu") with brass overlay created by the Kota people of Gabon to stand watch over ancestral relics. Measures 25" x 18" (at the widest point) and is in very good coSee Sold Price
Sold202119th C. African Kota Brass / Wood Reliquary FigureCentral Africa, Gabon, Kota peoples, Mahongwe group, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. An interesting finial of an abstract anthropomorphic figure skillfully carved from wood and almost completeSee Sold Price
Sold2017African Fang Reliquary Wood Figure, Gabon. The FanAfrican Fang Reliquary Wood Figure, Gabon. The Fang people were victims of the large transatlantic and trans-Saharan slave trade between the 16th and 19th century. They were stereotyped as cannibals bSee Sold Price
Sold2024African DRC Ambete Wood Male Reliquary FigureCentral Africa, Gabon and Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ambete (also Mbete) peoples, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden reliquary figure exhibiting wonderful age and pigmSee Sold Price
Sold2023African Chokwe Ngulu Pig Mask, 19th CHand carved and painted wood zoomorphic mask of Ngulu or pig, with metal appliques to the snout and head - with a coin mounted directly in the middle of the forehead. Textile and rattan weaves act asSee Sold Price
Sold2021Figure of reliquary Kota Ngulu - Gabon - African ArtTitle: Figure of reliquary Kota Ngulu - Gabon - African Art Tribal Art Type: Reliquary, figure Date/Period: Second half 20th century Origin: Gabon Dimension: 20,47 Inch Weight: 2,76 Pounds Material: WSee Sold Price
Sold2021Figure of reliquary Kota Ngulu - Gabon - African ArtTitle: Figure of reliquary Kota Ngulu - Gabon - African Art Tribal Art Date/Period: Second half 20th century Origin: Gabon Dimension: 21,26 Inch Weight: 3,75 Pounds Materials: Wood, copper Item Type:See Sold Price
Sold2022KOTA RELIQUARY FIGUREKOTA RELIQUARY FIGUREEarly 20th century, Gabon/Congo, Kota (Bakota) People. Central Africa, metal overlay on carved wood funerary figure. 20.25" heightSee Sold Price
Sold2017Kota style reliquary figure, Gabon. 20th century.A large Kota style reliquary figure Gabon, Kota. 77”h x 22 1/2”w x 12”d. Provenance: Estate of Claude”Nyabinghi” Creary.See Sold Price
Sold2021A GROUP OF THREE MAHONGWE COPPER AND METAL COVERED WOODA GROUP OF THREE MAHONGWE COPPER AND METAL COVERED WOOD RELIQUARY FIGURES, GABON, 19TH/20TH CENTURY, comprising one with rounded concave body centering a vertical panel with impressed lozenge patternSee Sold Price
Sold2019Monumental African Kota Reliquary SculptureAfrican (Gabon), 20th century. A monumental Kota reliquary figure. Approx. h. 77", w. 23"See Sold Price
Sold2023Reliquary Guardian Figure (Mbulu Ngulu) Kota PeopleThe Kota used reliquary guardian figures to protect and identify the revered bones of family ancestors. The Kota believed that the relics of important men and women retain power after death, providingSee Sold Price
Sold2019A KOTA RELIQUARY FIGUREReliquiar-Figur, "mbulu-ngulu" Kota, Gabun Gesockelt / with custom base Holz, Bronze, Kupfer. H 51 cm. Provenienz: - Galerie Maria Wyss, Basel. - Roger Budin (19128-2005), Genf. Die zweidimensionale KSee Sold Price
Sold2020Bakota Reliquary Guardian Carved Figure, Gabon, AfricaKota (Bakota) Reliquary guardian hand-carved figure MBULA NGULU from Gabon, Africa. Carved wood overlaid with hammered copper and brass sheets in repousse. Approximate dimensions: H: 38 1/4 in., W: 15See Sold Price
Sold20172 Kota reliquary objects. c.20th century.A group of 2 Kota reliquary objects. c.20th century. ++ Kota style brass reliquary Gabon. 29" x 10". ++ Kota style reliquary Gabon. 45" x 18 1/2".See Sold Price
Sold202319th C. African Fang People Brass Collar / Torque**First Time At Auction** Central Africa, Cameroon / Gabon / Equatorial Guinea, Fang people (also Fan or Pahouin), ca. late 19th to 20th century CE. A pretty brass neck ring or collar of torque form fSee Sold Price
Sold202119th C. Bamileke Wood & Iron Figural Bell w/ Mallet**First Time At Auction** West Africa, Cameroon or Gabon, Bamileke or Tsogo peoples, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. An interesting iron figural bell and a wooden mallet. The bell portion is cSee Sold Price
Sold202219th C. Ngombe Iron Ngulu & Mangbetu Iron KnifeCentral Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ngombe chiefdom, ca. 19th to 20th century CE; Mangbetu or Zande peoples, ca. 19th to 20th century CE. A fine pair of iron weapons from central Africa. FirSee Sold Price
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