Bakota people, Gabon reliquary; reliquary of the type

Bakota people, Gabon reliquary; reliquary of the type that stood atop a bark box of ancestral bones, flat abstract head over a diamond representing a body in extreme stylization, very large example, m

Title: Bakota Kota reliquary - Gabon - African Art Tribal Art Date/Period: Second half 20th century Origin: Gabon Dimension: 20,47 Inch Materials: Wood, metal Weight: 2,65 Pounds Item type: Reliquary

Title: Bakota Kota reliquary - Gabon - African Art Tribal Art Date/Period: Mid 20th century Origin: Gabon Dimension: 19,69 Inch Materials: Wood, metal Weight: 2,54 Pounds Item type: Reliquary figure,

Central 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, cir

Bakota, Gabon, reliquary for ancestral bones, plain example of its type, age uncertain, 21.5"h. Provenance: Retired Southern California Art Professor who collected tribal art beginning in the 1950's i

Central 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 cent

A finely crafted wooden sculpture wrapped in hand hammered brass and copper sheet , with stylized form and well weathered surface. Bakota peoples, Gabon, Africa. The figure has been mounted to a profe

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

African 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. Earl

Kota African Reliquary, Copper and Wood. Tag Reads: Bakota Reliquary, Gabon, Circa 1950, Picard CFAAA/PFAAA R79. Approximately 26.3125H x 9.0625W x 5.5625D in.

African Bakota Reliquary. Hammered verdigris copper over a wood form, on a wooden plinth. Size: 22'' x 11.5'' x 3'' (56 x 29 x 8 cm) Height on Base: 24" (61 cm).

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

Title: Bakota Reliquary Keeper - Gabon - African Art Tribal Art Item Category: Reliquar, figure, fetish Date/Period: N/A Origin: Gabon Materials: Wood, brass, metal Dimensions: 18,5 Inch Weight: 2,09

African, 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"

African 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 rituals

Bakota Reliquary Figure, Gabon, used in ancestral worship rituals, 25 1/2" X 12" x 3 1/2", losses to exposed wooden grip.

Kota 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 ar

Central 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).

Gorgeous, tribally used, reliquary statue of a guardian. It played an important role in rituals concerning the ancestors. The worship of ancestors is at the heart of religious and social life of the K

35 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, wrapp

African Art Double Face Bakota Reliquary Statue from Gabon 14.75"h x 4.5"w Please note that this lot has a confidential reserve. When you leave a bid in advance of the auction, submit your maximum. Ja

African 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 b

Hand carved wood reliquary mask male gaurdian figure covered in tooled brass sheets attached with small nails. Iron wire ring arm bands and ankle bands. Interior of stomach area with numerous large ir

A carved wooden female reliquary sculpture with traditional pose and well handled and worn surface. Fang peoples, Gabon, Africa. The sculpture measures 16 inches tall ( 19 inches tall on professional