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11 - AMBÉTÉ, GABON, REPUBLIC OF CONGO
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€350 - 450Sale fees
AMBÉTÉ, GABON, REPUBLIC OF CONGO Sculpture, likely the lid of a bone box, depicting a protective ancestor and guardian of relics, shown as a bust wearing a voluminous shell-shaped headdress and a small beard made of colored glass beads, lapis lazuli, and bone. The teeth are metal inlays. It is made of soft wood covered with a brown pigment. Early 20th century. H. 66 cm Visible wear from long ritual use and age.
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