No. 102621163

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Fetish figure - Lumbu - Gabon
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Fetish figure - Lumbu - Gabon

Dimitri André
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Selected by Dimitri André
A rare bilonbo sculpture, a ceremonial stick adorned with a sculpted head and a resin charge with a mirror reminding us of the importance of the ancestor, the bilonbo is the feminine "fetish" and the exclusive property of a woman initiated into the bwiti. Lumbu, Gabon Wood, mirror, pigment, fabric, patina of use. H. 37 cm Provenance : Jacques Viault Collection AHDRC Guy Van Rijin Archive nr. 0204290

No. 102621163

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Fetish figure - Lumbu - Gabon

Fetish figure - Lumbu - Gabon

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A rare bilonbo sculpture, a ceremonial stick adorned with a sculpted head and a resin charge with a mirror reminding us of the importance of the ancestor, the bilonbo is the feminine "fetish" and the exclusive property of a woman initiated into the bwiti. Lumbu, Gabon Wood, mirror, pigment, fabric, patina of use. H. 37 cm

Provenance : Jacques Viault Collection

AHDRC Guy Van Rijin Archive nr. 0204290

Final bid
€ 440
Dimitri André
Expert
Selected by Dimitri André
Estimate  € 330 - € 400

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