CASTRES, FR
Details
- Dimensions
- 8.66ʺW × 3.15ʺD × 24.8ʺH
- Period
- 1960s
- Country of Origin
- Gabon
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
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- Materials
- Brass
- Wenge
- Condition
- Good Condition, Unknown, Some Imperfections
- Color
- Black
- Condition Notes
- Patina Consistent with Age and Use Patina Consistent with Age and Use less
- Description
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Ma Hongwé Gabon Reliquary. Made of solid brass wires woven on a wooden core. Worked brass plates on the back. …
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Ma Hongwé Gabon Reliquary. Made of solid brass wires woven on a wooden core. Worked brass plates on the back. Presumed circa 1960. Sold with metal base.
Kota reliquaries are used for ancestor worship, often placed on top of baskets containing the bones of the deceased, allowing society to venerate the dead.
Reliquary height only 57 cm. less
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