FANG - GABON - Lot 79

Lot 79
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150 - 200 EUR
FANG - GABON - Lot 79
FANG - GABON Statue of an ancestor, guardian of a reliquary in the Mvaï style in a seated position, carved and patinated wood, the headdress with three crests Height : 45 cm Height : 45 cm Note : Mvaï statuary is characterized by a massive head dominating the rest of the body by its size and proportions, with stylized anatomical details (coffee bean eyes with heavy half-closed eyelids, a thin nose, a wide mouth with large stretched lips) and surmounted by a plaited headdress, with three triangular padded crests falling on the nape of the neck in catogan, a body with massive volumes with a flared belly, "in barrel", often decorated with a whole series of scarifications finally, thighs and calves with accentuated reliefs, in sitting position.
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