Reliquary Guardian Figure (Mbulu Ngulu) Kota People

The 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, providing

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

Reliquiarfigur, "mbulu ngulu" Kota-Ndassa, Gabun Mit Sockel / with base Holz, Kupferlegierungen.. H 51 cm. Provenienz: - Adalbert von Alföldy, Eislingen. - Liselotte Spuida, Pfronten. - Auktionsh

Pair of Kota People Reliquary Guardian Figures. Wound brass wire on wooden armature, 19.5 inches tall each

Title: 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 Dime

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 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

Kota 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:

Reliquiar-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 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

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

Mbutu Ngulu type figures with wide coiffures and openwork diamond shaped supports, sheet copper over wood. Kota reliquary figures are placed as guardians with their posts embedded in baskets containin

Mbutu Ngulu type figures with wide coiffures and openwork diamond shaped supports, sheet copper and copper wire over wood. Kota reliquary figures are placed as guardians with their posts embedded in b

Mbutu Ngulu type figures with wide coiffures and openwork diamond shaped supports, sheet copper over wood. Kota reliquary figures are placed as guardians with their posts embedded in baskets containin

Mbutu Ngulu type figures with wide coiffures and openwork diamond shaped supports, sheet copper over wood. Kota reliquary figures are placed as guardians with their posts embedded in baskets containin

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 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

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

African Reliquary Guardian Figure. In the manner of a Kota basket. Made of wood, brass, horns, feathers and some shells. Measures 46" tall x 20" diameter. Has wear consistent with age. Any questions,

AN 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 holds

Title: 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: W

Title: 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:

African, Fang people of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea, northern Gabon, and southern Cameroon, hardwood reliquary carving of an abstract anthropomorphic figure with hands over heart, a protruding b

Copper 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. The