A rare Mbumba antropomorphic reliquary, its right arm raised - Lot 52

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A rare Mbumba antropomorphic reliquary, its right arm raised - Lot 52
A rare Mbumba antropomorphic reliquary, its right arm raised in a traditional gesture, once bore a clan insignia such as a small axe. The presence of the female figure guarding the reliquary is evident in the strong ochre-orange polychromy and her eyes made of mirror fragments. Tsogho, Gabon Wood, glass, pigments, iron axe blade, leaf and plant fibers and other elements, cord, age cracks and erosions (woodworm), left arm visibly missing, restorations to the two broken arms glued together (original parts), good preservation of pigments and patina. Height: 34cm Provenance: Jacques Viault Collection, acquired in Mayumba
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