Reliquary Kota Sangu
Kota Sangu · Gabon
Reference: RLC-76
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- Height
- 23 cm
- Material
- Brass, copper nails, rope and raffia.
The style Sangu or Masango reduces the proportions of the head and suppresses the side parts, although it retains the chaped head of copper or brass,…
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Full original description
The style Sangu or Masango reduces the proportions of the head and suppresses the side parts, although it retains the chaped head of copper or brass, as in this case. They always appear in the center of a basket braided with vegetable fibers and rope. These figures are named after Mbumba. Actually the basket is not a reliquary, it is a rather a locket because it is placed on the container containing the bones of the ancestor. Very old dark patina.
Further technical information
- Width
- 22 cm
- Attributed period
- Mid-century XX or earlier.
Details transcribed from the original catalogue; they are not a recent physical inspection.
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Gabon. The country associated with the catalog is shown, not the current location of the piece.
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