Nbulu ngulu reliquary figure. Wooden core plated with decora - Lot 12

Nbulu ngulu reliquary figure. Wooden core plated with decorated copper and brass leaves and strips. The concave face is divided into four copper quarters decorated with obliques and straight lines. The half-moon eyes and triangular nose are stapled to the two brass strips crossing in the middle of the face. The pendants hanging from the sides are trapezoidal. The top of the crescent-shaped headdress, the perimeter of the sides, the neck and the upper parts of the rhombus forming the base are plated in copper with chevrons and striations. On the reverse, a motif is carved in relief. Height: 55 cm. Gabon. Kota Obamba ethnic group. 1st third of the 20th century Purchased from Galerie Carrefour, Suzanne vérité on March 22, 1944 for 3900 Fr. A copy of the letter with Pierre Vérité's hand drawing of the piece and its description: Bakota funerary fetish in yellow and red antique copper, will be given to the buyer.