Reliquary - Wood - Ambete - Gabon

Object: Reliquary Ethnic group/ culture: Ambete Region/ country: Gabon Material: Wood Period: 2nd half 20th century Condition: Good Dimensions: 53×13×13 cm Weight: 2200 g The MBÉ

Central 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 pigm

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

Kota, Gabon, Reliquary, wood with a skin of brass applied over it in hammered sheets and strips, the form a stylized large head over a small diamond-shaped body, a form much-appreciated by the Western

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

A 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 pattern

An Unusual Kota Style Mahongwe Janus Reliquary Figure, Gabon, wood, copper, rope; height: 27". Provenance: The Collection of Senator Jack Faxon, Michigan

African Kota metalwork over wood reliquary figure, Gabon or Democratic Republic of Congo; H: 21 1/2" (approx.); wood base

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

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 Kota, Mahongwe, Gabon reliquary carved wood figure mounted with a band of hammered metal, overall 30"h

DescriptionByeri - heads functioned much in the same way as Byeri enyema figures in that they guarded the boxes of bark containing the remains of important ancestors. Such heads are often believed to

African Kota Reliquary, Gabon. carved wood and copper. Size: 15.25'' x 5'' x 4'' (39 x 13 x 10 cm).

Gabon Fang Carved Solid Wood Reliquary Head. 15 Inches H.

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).

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).

A 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; W

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

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.

Group of three African Fang, Gabon carved wood eyema-o-byeri (reliquary figures); each seated; two wearing carved beaded necklaces; H: 26" (tallest, approx.)

A 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, (1

This 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,

The Mahongwe live east of Gabon, and are known mainly for their reliquaries. The use of masks is limited to the company reserved for diviners. It occurs during initiation rites in which the uninitiate

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