563 - Kota reliquary figure Wood with brown patina, marks of use.
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Estimate €1,500 - €2,500

Description

Kota reliquary figure Wood with brown patina, marks of use. Kota tradition, Gabon, probably end of the first half of the 20th century. H_58 cm L_32 cm This figure is part of a tradition in northern Gabon where the sculptures associated with reliquaries reflect a quest for balance and frontality. The face, treated with great economy of means, emphasises the legibility of the volumes and the tension of the lines. The sobriety of the forms, the symmetry and the direct presence of the figure give it an immediate plastic force, in keeping with an aesthetic that attracted the attention of twentieth-century artists such as Antonio Segui. - Expert : Serge REYNES

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Auction time 06/19/2026 at 2:00 PM

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563 - Kota reliquary figure Wood with brown patina, marks of use. See original version (French)

563 - Kota reliquary figure Wood with brown patina, marks of use.
See original version (French)