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GEZ-182914
A Tsogho Reliquary Head
Gabon
Region
Gabon
Culture
Tsogho / Mitsogho / Tshogho / Tsogo
Features
cephalomorphic
Categories
Reliquary Head
,
bumba bwiti / mbumba bwiti / bwete
Materials
Natural Pigment
,
Brass
,
Wood
Period
XIX-XXth century
Dimensions
23.5 cm (9.3 in)
Provenance
Baron Sander Rand des Adrets, Mbigou
Jacqueline and François Sommer, Paris
May 27, 1982, Couturier & Nicolay - Art Nègre - Collection Jacqueline et François Sommer / Océanie - Amérique Indienne - Japon / Antiquités Préhispaniques
Monique and Jean-Paul Barbier-Mueller, Geneva
Mar 6, 2024, Christie's - Barbier-Mueller : Art as Legacy
Auction results
Lot 31, Couturier & Nicolay, Paris - May 27, 1982
Art Nègre - Collection Jacqueline et François Sommer / Océanie - Amérique Indienne - Japon / Antiquités Préhispaniques
Estimate:
FRF
40,000 - 50,000
Sold:
FRF
70,400
Lot 14, Christie's, Paris - Mar 6, 2024
Barbier-Mueller : Art as Legacy
Estimate:
EUR
100,000 - 150,000
Sold:
EUR
302,400
USD
329,769