Carved Wood Metal Overlay Bakota Guardian Gabon

KOTA RELIQUARY FIGUREEarly 20th century, Gabon/Congo, Kota (Bakota) People. Central Africa, metal overlay on carved wood funerary figure. 20.25" height

Group of Six Carved Wooden African Figures, 20th c., consisting of an antelope figure with hair, Chiwara, Mali; a carved wood and metal guardian figure, Nbulu-Ngulu, Gabon; a female ancestor figure; a

African 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 Ber

Kota (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: 15

Vintage Bakota Reliquary Kota Mask Figure, African Tribal Art - A Bakota reliquary guardian figure Kota mask of wood and decorated metal panel overlay. The metal overlay (possibly of copper) features

African Ambete, Democratic Republic of the Congo/Gabon carved wood figure; of female form, showing metal overlay to body and nails to verso; H: 23 1/4" (approx.)

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 He

Two African Fang, Cameroon/Gabon carved wood seated figures, including: female with beaded embellishment around her waist, with metal overlay eyes; together with seated male holding horn-like vessel;

Wood 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 co

MARKA MASK, carved wood with metal overlay and yarn plumes, 18 x 6 x 4”. From the collection of a Beverly Hills Art Historian and Museum donor. Provenance: Patti African Art, West Hollywood.

Carved wood, with metal overlay to top of head. Issued: 20th c. Dimensions: 16"H

Tall African Sukuma, Tanzania carved wood figure; exhibiting metal overlay mask; H: 53 1/2" (approx.); with stand

Tall African Baga, Guinea carved wood nimba headdress; with metal overlay and stud embellishments to face and body; H: 45" (approx.)

African Fang Byeri Female Reliquary Guardian, Gabon. Carved wood, beads, feathers. Size: 35.5'' x 7'' x 6'' (90 x 18 x 15 cm); Height on Stand: 37" (94 cm).

Ashanti carved wood fertility figure 14” tall; Marka fertility figure of carved wood with patina and metal overlay and shells and tufts 17 ¼” tall; Ashanti mother and child carved wood with patin

An Iroquois False Face maskMid/late 20th century, Hodensosaunee; Northeastern North AmericaA carved dark-stained wood mask with metal overlay eyes, painted features, and horsehair hair10.5" H x 6

5 Kota Reliquaries. Gabon, Africa. Metal clad carved wood. Largest size: 23.25'' x 11.5'' x 1.5'' (59 x 29 x 4 cm). Note: This is a NO RESERVE auction. Bidding on all lots will start at $50.

2 Kota Reliquaries. Gabon, Africa. Metal clad carved wood. Largest size: 25"H (w/ stand) 23.5'' x 13'' x 2.25'' (60 x 33 x 6 cm). Stands Included. Note: This is a NO RESERVE auction. Bidding on all lo

Fine Kota Reliquary, Gabon, Africa. Metal clad carved wood. Size: 27'' x 13'' x 5'' (69 x 33 x 13 cm). Provenance: ex New York private ethnographic arts collection. Note: This is a NO RESERVE auction.

Kota Reliquary. Gabon, Africa. Metal clad carved wood. Size: 16'' x 5.5'' x 3'' (41 x 14 x 8 cm); 16.25", 41 cm (height with stand). Provenance: ex New York private ethnographic arts collection. Note:

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 Gal

Two African Salampasu, Democratic Republic of the Congo carved wood mukinka masks; each with woven metal overlay; L: 17 1/4" (larger, approx.)

2 Kota Reliquaries and Stool. Gabon, Africa. Metal clad carved wood. Largest: 12'' x 14'' x 14'' (30 x 36 x 36 cm). Note: This is a NO RESERVE auction. Bidding on all lots will start at $50.

Fang Carved Wood Byeri Ancestral Reliquary Guardian Figure Sculpture, Gabon or Cameroon, depicting a male figure. 9.75" H x 2" W x 2.5" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Africa