Property of MR. and MRS. STANLEY MARCUS
A KOTA RELIQUARY FIGURE, mbulu ngulu
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A KOTA RELIQUARY FIGURE, mbulu ngulu
Upper Ogowe River, Northern Gabon
With oval head, the face concave, the forehead convex, flaring head piece, curved side panels with cylindrical projections below, the eyes of bone disks, flat copper wire wound around the neck, lozenge relief at the back, the body of openwork diamond form eroded at the bottom, 19½in. (49.5cm.) high
Upper Ogowe River, Northern Gabon
With oval head, the face concave, the forehead convex, flaring head piece, curved side panels with cylindrical projections below, the eyes of bone disks, flat copper wire wound around the neck, lozenge relief at the back, the body of openwork diamond form eroded at the bottom, 19½in. (49.5cm.) high
Provenance
Ralph Altman, Los Angeles, 1968