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Reliquary KOTA guardian figure - GABON - D.R. Congo

Reliquary figure - Copper - Mbulu Ngulu- Kota-Obamba- Gabon

Are you interested in this item?This item is up for auction at Catawiki. Please click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the Catawiki website. Catawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available. Our weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store. Superb Double - Faced Mbulu Ngulu – Kota-Obamba – GabonIn good state. It dates to the end of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th century. On stand.Provenance: Ex –collection of Dr. Ingeborg Bolz, Cologne, Germany. Reportedly obtained by her from a French colonial source. Acquired from her by S. Westerdijk around .Originally such figures were placed on top of baskets filled with human remains by way of a guardian. This classic double – headed Mbulu Ngulu reliquary figure must have been in use around . One face is concave, the other convex in the forehead but concave in the lower section of the face. The “shoulders “of the piece both end in sharp points, the lower part of the lozenge showing a nice patina from much handling. Traditional covering of the wood with plates of copper and brass with embossed designs. Fine attachment of all parts to the frame with copper pins and small lipped nails.Literature: Jean – Louis Paudrat (ed.): The way of the Ancestors, Paris, , figs on p. 81. Yves le Fur (ed.): Les Forêts Natales, Paris, , pp. .Dimensions: 51 x 30 x 13 cm.Region / People: The Kota – Obamba live in the southeastern sector of Gabon.Material: copper, brass, iron, wood.Weight: 2.4 kg. For the original text from seller, set language on this site to: EnglishSold with written declaration of authenticity by Dr. P. Westerdijk, museum ethnologist and cultural anthropologist specialized in the material cultures of people living south of the Sahara. Sent by registered and insured mail. Read more

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Rare Metoko Female figure - Metoko - DR Congo

Are you interested in this item?This item is up for auction at Catawiki. Please click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the Catawiki website. Catawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available. Our weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store. Rare Metoko Female figure, DR Congo H: 90 cm Metoko statuary is rare and little has been written to place these sculptures in their original context. According to Biebuyck (in Tervuren, and ), the sculptures belong to the political and religious Bukota society, whose structure is similar to the Bwami of the neighbouring Lega. Large full size statues were the exclusive property of its highest-ranking members and were evidence of their position and status. They were used during initiation rituals and also placed in the tombs of eminent initiates (ibid).The limited corpus makes the definition of stylistic regions or schools difficult. All the known figures are connected by similar aesthetics -in the vein of the neighbouring Lega, Mbole and Lengola statuaries- combining simplified forms, heart-shaped faces pared down to their essential lines, angular outlines and stippled body adornments. The offered statue is one of the most accomplished testaments to the startling modernity of the carver's eye. The balance of its' posture –between tension and repose - the rhythm of the outline - flat planes cutting across the apparent rotundity of its shapes- and the force of the face –with its lozenge-shaped eyes and lack of mouth, make the figure stand out. Read more

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