DE BAECQUE et Associés - Marseille
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AMBÉTÉ, GABON, REPUBLIC OF CONGO
See original version (French)
11
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AMBÉTÉ, GABON, REPUBLIC OF CONGO
See original version (French)
Estimate €350 - €450
Voluntary lot
Description
AMBÉTÉ, GABON, REPUBLIC OF CONGO
Sculpture, probably the lid of a bone box, depicting a protective ancestor and guardian of relics, shown as a bust wearing a voluminous shell-shaped headdress, with a small beard made of coloured glass beads or lapis lazuli and bone. The teeth are added and made of metal. It is carved from soft wood and coated with a brown pigment. Early 20th century.
H. 66 cm
Visible wear and tear resulting from long ritual use and age.
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