Sold2024Efomba Reliquary Figure, Ngata People, Congo/ZaireAfrican Tribal Art: Efomba Reliquary Figure, Ngata People, Congo/Zaire, Early/Mid Twentieth Century. Carved wood, pigments, hair, metal, fiber, beads. Referred to as Bonganga or Efomba, this form of sSee Sold Price
Sold2021AFRICAN KOTA PEOPLES MAHONGWE RELIQUARY FIGUREAfrican mahongwe reliquary figure, Kota peoples, Gabon/ Republic of the Congo, carved wood accented by hammered and coiled copper, figure representative of an ancestral chief, used in various ritualsSee Sold Price
Sold2022Nkisi N'Kondi Power Figure, Bakongo People, DR Congo/ZaireAfrican Tribal Art: Bakongo people, Democratic Republic of Congo: A large Nkisi n'kondi Power Figure, made of carved wood, pigments, fabric, glass, nails and natural elements. Early 20th Century. A nkSee Sold Price
Sold2016Kota Reliquary FigureKota Reliquary Figure, Kota/Mahongwe People, Gabon, Central Africa, 20th C. Brass and Copper over Carved Wood. Based. Size: 27"H x 8"W x 4.5"D (68.5 x 20.5 x 11.5 cm).PLEASE NOTE: All auction items arSee Sold Price
Sold2021NGATA Bakuma reliquary figure pair Congo Drc AfricanTitle: NGATA Bakuma reliquary figure pair Congo Drc African tribal art statue 1402 Additional Information: CONGO DRC NGATA PAIR OF BONGANGA - NGANGA STATUES PROBABLY BAKUMA These funerary statues areSee Sold Price
Sold2023Fang People Style, Reliquary Figure, Carved Wood, Republic of Equatorial Guinea, Central AfricaFang people style, reliquary figure, carved wood, Republic of Equatorial Guinea, Central Africa, 20th century. Approximate size, 13.5"H. PROVENANCE: From the estate of Dr. Philip Gould, New YorkSee Sold Price
Sold2023Fang Peoples Style, Reliquary Figure, Carved Wood, Gabonese Republic, Central AfricaFang peoples style, reliquary figure, carved wood, Gabonese Republic, Central Africa, 20th century. Approximate size 9.75"H. PROVENANCE: From the estate of Dr. Philip Gould, New YorkSee 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
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
Sold2023Pair of wound wire Reliquary Guardian Figures Kota, GabonPair of Kota People Reliquary Guardian Figures. Wound brass wire on wooden armature, 19.5 inches tall eachSee Sold Price
Sold2024Reliquary Guardian Figure, Kota, GabonAfrican Tribal Art: Kota People, Gabon: Reliquary Guardian Figure. Brass, copper and iron over a wooden substructure. This form is one of the variants found in the southern Kota group, the Obama. EarlSee Sold Price
Sold2023African Tribal Songye Kifwebe Association Figure, Congo/ZaireAfrican Tribal Art: Songye People, Congo/Zaire: Kifwebe Association Figure, wood, leather/fur, raffia fiber, pigment. 20th century. The figure is fitted with a custom wooden stand. About Kifwebe AssocSee Sold Price
Sold2023African Tribal Songye Kifwebe Association Figure, Congo/ZaireAfrican Tribal Art: Songye People, Congo/Zaire: Kifwebe Association Figure, wood, leather/fur, raffia fiber, pigment. 20th century. The figure is fitted with a custom wooden stand. About Kifwebe AssocSee Sold Price
Sold2023African Kota Brass Mounted Wooden Reliquary FigureCentral African, Kota people of Gabon, carved wood reliquary figure of Bwete type, mounted with incised brass fittings depicting an anthropomorphic figure wearing a crescent moon shaped headdress, cirSee Sold Price
Sold2023African Kota Brass Mounted Wooden Reliquary FigureCentral African, Kota people of Gabon, carved wood reliquary figure of the Mohongwe type, mounted with repousse brass to depict an anthropomorphic figure, circa late nineteenth or early twentieth centSee Sold Price
Sold2024CENTRAL AFRICAN GABON FANG NLO BIERI RELIQUARY FIGUREA small Central African Fang people Nlo Bieri reliquary female figure from Gabon. The Nlo Bieri reliquary figure is a part of the Fang peoples ritual and spiritual beliefs. The figure is adorned withSee Sold Price
Sold2021AN AFRICAN FANG PEOPLES WOOD ANCESTRAL RELIQUARYAN AFRICAN FANG PEOPLES WOOD ANCESTRAL RELIQUARY GUARDIAN FIGURE, OKAK GROUP, 20TH CENTURY, carved wood, the seated figure with stylized fearsome open mouth with extending tongue expression, he holdsSee 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
Sold2017Ngata Polychrome Wood 'Bonganga-Nganga'African Ngata, Democratic Republic of the Congo polychrome wood bonganga-nganga (reliquary figure); H: 32 1/2" (approx.)See Sold Price
Sold2023Large Nkisi Dog Power Figure Bakongo, Congo/ZaireAfrican Tribal Art: Bakongo People, Congo/Zaire: Large Nkisi Fetish/Power Figure of a Seated Dog. The carving is estimated to be from the late 19th century, with additions and modifications dating thrSee 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
Sold2017Ngata Polychrome Wood 'Bonganga-Nganga'African Ngata, Democratic Republic of the Congo polychrome wood bonganga-nganga (reliquary figure); H: 32 1/2" (approx.)See Sold Price
Sold2023African Kota Metal Wrapped Reliquary Figure, GabonAfrican, Kota People of Gabon, Republic of Congo, reliquary figure or sculptural element, wood structure wrapped in mixed metal with distinct brass nose and eyes, raised on metal stand. Overall: 20.5"See 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
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