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OTI-200676

A Sango Reliquary Figure

Gabon

30.5 cm (12.0 in)

Provenance

Sales Results

Lot 78, Sotheby Parke Bernet, New York — Oct 11, 1975
Important African, Oceanic and Pre-Columbian Art : Jay C. Leff Collection
Estimate: Not spec.
Sold: USD 5,200
Lot 1, Christie's, Paris — Apr 23, 2026
Living with African and Oceanic Arts
Estimate: EUR 6,000–8,000
Sold: EUR 25,400
USD 29,741

Publications

  • Fairservis, W., Exotic Art from Ancient and Primitive Civilizations. Collection of Jay C. Leff, Pittsburgh, 1959, p. 55, n° 350 (non ill.)

  • Leff, J. C., African Sculpture from the Collection of Jay C. Leff, New York, 1964, p. 28, n° 43

  • Bascom, W., The Art of Black Africa. Collection of Jay C. Leff, Pittsburgh, 1969, p. 71, n° 248 (non ill.)

Exhibitions

  • Pittsburgh, Carnegie Museum of Art, Exotic Art from Ancient and Primitive Civilizations. Collection of Jay C. Leff, 15 octobre 1959 - 3 janvier 1960

  • New York, Museum of Primitive Art, African Sculpture from the Collection of Jay C. Leff, 25 novembre 1964 - 7 février 1965

  • Pittsburgh, Carnegie Museum of Art, The Art of Black Africa. Collection of Jay C. Leff, 24 octobre 1969 - 18 janvier 1970