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Reliquary statuette in wood and kaolin, open compartment on the back. West Africa. H. 52 cm, base (accidents and missing parts)

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Reliquary statuette in wood and kaolin, open compartment on the back. West Africa. H. 52 cm, base (accidents and missing parts)

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A pair of Gabonese/Congolese standing Kota (Mbete) reliquary figures Pair of figures carved from wood and painted in color (including kaolin). Reliquaries carved in the shape of a male and female figure with eyes made of cowrie snails and small doors on the back. Each on a black wooden presentation base. Rubbed and somewhat bumped in places. Missing parts. Height w.S. approx. 72 cm and 75 cm. Condition: II - III

A Gabonese Mbete reliquary figure Standing female figure carved from soft wood with a reliquary on the back. Remains of polychrome painting in black, white and red, the kaolin-painted face with cowrie eyes. Magnificent attachment of vulture feathers on the head. Body adornment of bone and wooden beads. Antelope horn with plant fiber appendages wrapped around the chest, the plaited pockets decorated with dots of human hair. Restored. Rubbed, slightly bumped at the feet. Height with base 80 cm. Condition: II - III

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