Sold2022An Unusual Kota Style Mahongwe Janus Reliquary Figure,An Unusual Kota Style Mahongwe Janus Reliquary Figure, Gabon, wood, copper, rope; height: 27". Provenance: The Collection of Senator Jack Faxon, MichiganSee 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
Sold2020African Bakota Obamba Reliquary Figure, GabonCentral African Bakota Obamba Reliquary Figure, Gabon. Brass, wood and copper. Size: 24.5'' x 10.5'' x 3'' (62 x 27 x 8 cm). Height on Stand: 26.5" (67 cm).See Sold Price
Sold2018African Art Kota ReliquaryA Kota Reliquary Figure, Gabon, a wood form, copper covered Kota, with banded copper at head, with eyes and nose, Triangular base, coiled copper column top of head. Dimensions: 20-1/4" h x 6-1/2' W; WSee Sold Price
Sold2019Kota Reliquary FigureAfrican Kota metalwork over wood reliquary figure, Gabon or Democratic Republic of Congo; H: 21 1/2" (approx.); wood baseSee 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
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
Sold2018Two Bakota Reliquary Figures.Two Bakota Reliquary Figures. Metal and wood figures. Mahongwe bete. Gabon, Central Africa. Together with a carved wood metal clad figure decorated with shells, possibly from Ghana Taller Reliquary HeSee Sold Price
Sold2023A Kota, Mahongwe, Gabon reliquary carved wood figureA Kota, Mahongwe, Gabon reliquary carved wood figure mounted with a band of hammered metal, overall 30"hSee 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
2021A Kota Reliquary Figure Ex McNemar EstateA Fine Kota guardian figure of copper over wood. Gabon, West Africa. On custom gallery stand. The figure measures approx. 26 1/2 inches tall. x 12 inches wide. Provenance: Estate of Thomas McNemar, (1See Sold Price
Sold2017Group of Three Fang 'Eyema-O-Byeri'Group of three African Fang, Gabon carved wood eyema-o-byeri (reliquary figures); each seated; two wearing carved beaded necklaces; H: 26" (tallest, approx.)See Sold Price
Sold2023Kota Figure - Brass, Wood - Gabon - 40 cmThis is a nice original tribal relic statue of the Bakota tribe. These reliquaries played an important role in rituals surrounding their ancestors. 40 x 14 x 7 cm, 404 gr. Careful registered sending,See Sold Price
Sold2020African Bakota Reliquary FigureAfrican Bakota Reliquary Figure, Gabon. Metal clad carved wood. Display Stand. Size: 28'' x 12.25'' x 3.5'' (71 x 31 x 9 cm). Height on stand: 31.5" (80 cm). Provenance: Sam Hilu. Ex Collection of BerSee 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
Sold2017Two Fang 'Eyema-O-Byeri' FiguresTwo African Fang, Gabon/Cameroon carved wood eyema-o-byeri (reliquary figures); each standing with hands together at the waist; H: 25" (taller, approx.)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
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 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
Sold2021Kota Mahongwe Reliquary Figure Gabon African. AppliedKota Mahongwe Reliquary Figure Gabon African. Applied metalwork over wood. Height 31inSee 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
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
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
3 days LeftJasper52Beautiful figure probably KUYU KOUYOU Congo or Gabon African tribal Art 1712US$160
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May 16Ma San AuctionA FINE CHINESE PAINTED WOOD FIGURE OF GUANYIN, MING DYNASTY. Seated on an openwork pedestal with£650
May 18Fontaine's Auction GalleryContinental Carved & Polychrome-Painted Wood Figure of Saint DenisUS$450(1 bid)
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2 days LeftMichael Bruce AuctionsAntique Chinese Gilt and Polychrome Decorated Carved Wood Figure of an Official, QingUS$200