22 A Kota reliquary figure Wood and brass - 59,5 cm Gabon
Rare kota reliquary figure. Structured like the typical reliquaries, this example shows am important influence from the people close to the coastal area like the Mitsogho, Masango or the Bavuvi people. For a similar exemple see: Metropolitan Museum, The Michael C. Rockefeller Memorial Collection,ascession number: 1979.206.129 Provenance: Collected by a french colonial in the 1920's, by descent through the family.
â‚Ź 6000 - 8000