GABON-CAMEROON, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO - STATUETTE
GABON-CAMEROON, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO - STATUETTES AND MASKS - Large anthropomorphic figure carved from wood, NKANU, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO Height: 88 cm. - Large white FANG Ngontang mask, GABON, made of carved wood and kaolin. Height: 41 cm. - FANG Mabea reliquary guardian figure, GABON-CAMEROON, made of carved wood with a red patina. Lower section fragmentary, traces of wood-boring insects. Height: 37 cm. - Nkisi KONGO “nail fetish” statuette, CONGO DRC, made of carved wood, kaolin, plant fibers, metal blades, a charge of “medicines,” and a mirror. Height: 24 cm. Included are various items, including: A Tsogho statuette from Gabon, made of polychrome carved wood; a Fang statuette from Gabon, made of carved wood... Dimensions: 25 to 39 cm. Condition of the set: numerous damages, significant cracks, wood-boring insects. Pieces sold without a base.
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GABON-CAMEROON, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO - STATUETTES AND MASKS - Large anthropomorphic figure carved from wood, NKANU, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO Height: 88 cm. - Large white FANG Ngontang mask, GABON, made of carved wood and kaolin. Height: 41 cm. - FANG Mabea reliquary guardian figure, GABON-CAMEROON, made of carved wood with a red patina. Lower section fragmentary, traces of wood-boring insects. Height: 37 cm. - Nkisi KONGO “nail fetish” statuette, CONGO DRC, made of carved wood, kaolin, plant fibers, metal blades, a charge of “medicines,” and a mirror. Height: 24 cm. Included are various items, including: A Tsogho statuette from Gabon, made of polychrome carved wood; a Fang statuette from Gabon, made of carved wood... Dimensions: 25 to 39 cm. Condition of the set: numerous damages, significant cracks, wood-boring insects. Pieces sold without a base.
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