Mitsogho Reliquary Head, Gabon
mbumba bwiti
height 20in (51cm)
Provenance
Galerie Le Corneur Roudillon, Paris (original gallery label on base)
Famille Rothschild Collection, London, acquired from the above in 1967
Sotheby's, New York, May 2005, Lot 97
Leon Meizlik Collection, Westchester, New York
The spherical head with heart-shaped face and stylized coiffure on an exceedingly long, cylindrical neck; weathered dark brown patina.
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mbumba bwiti
height 20in (51cm)
Provenance
Galerie Le Corneur Roudillon, Paris (original gallery label on base)
Famille Rothschild Collection, London, acquired from the above in 1967
Sotheby's, New York, May 2005, Lot 97
Leon Meizlik Collection, Westchester, New York
The spherical head with heart-shaped face and stylized coiffure on an exceedingly long, cylindrical neck; weathered dark brown patina.
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Time, Location
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