Lot n° 58
Estimation :
300 - 400
EUR
MAHONGWE, Ogooué River, Gabon - Lot 58
MAHONGWE, Ogooué River, Gabon
Wood, strips and copper wire
The Mahongwe are part of the Kota group, living in the northeastern province of Gabon.
This sculpture from Doctor Bartement's collection represents a reliquary figure known as "Boho-na-Bwété", literally meaning "face of the ancestor Bwete".
It topped a basket containing the family's relics.
It represents a highly stylized ogival-shaped face covered with stapled copper plates and strips, with cabochon-shaped eyes.
Height: 52 cm.
Slightly missing.
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