Gabon
Wood and copper - 42 cm
Provenance:
Collected by Henri Christen, circa 1920
By descent
Bernard Dulon, Paris
Montagut Gallery, Barcelona
European private collection
Part of the tradition of the northern Gabon sculpture, this Ntumu figure is a great illustration of the main artistic center of the Fang culture.
The oily patina and numerous ritual takings witness the importance of the figure in the community and the efficiency of its protective powers.
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