Statuette bapunou - Gabon
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Statuette bapunou, a 40 cm high wooden sculpture from Gabon representing the Bapunou people, original and sold with stand.
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Origin. Gabon
Tribe name. Bapunou
Material. Wood
Dimension. 40 cm
Mode of shipping. Colissimo within 24-48h open.
This statuette features the stylistic characteristics of a female figure from the Punu-Lumbo tradition (Gabon).
Posture: The figure is represented in a crouched position, with knees bent, a posture common in the traditional sculpture of this region.
Coiffure: It sports an elaborate hairstyle, characteristic of Punu-Lumbo aesthetic canons, with a voluminous and structured form that sits over the face.
Face and morphology: The face shows fine, stylized features. The chest is pronounced, and, as particularly visible in the photos, there is an organic attribute (potentially related to ritual charges at the chest area).
State of conservation: The structure shows signs of natural wear and handling, with a dark, dense wooden texture.
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Origin. Gabon
Tribe name. Bapunou
Material. Wood
Dimension. 40 cm
Mode of shipping. Colissimo within 24-48h open.
This statuette features the stylistic characteristics of a female figure from the Punu-Lumbo tradition (Gabon).
Posture: The figure is represented in a crouched position, with knees bent, a posture common in the traditional sculpture of this region.
Coiffure: It sports an elaborate hairstyle, characteristic of Punu-Lumbo aesthetic canons, with a voluminous and structured form that sits over the face.
Face and morphology: The face shows fine, stylized features. The chest is pronounced, and, as particularly visible in the photos, there is an organic attribute (potentially related to ritual charges at the chest area).
State of conservation: The structure shows signs of natural wear and handling, with a dark, dense wooden texture.
These statuettes were traditionally used in ritual contexts related to secret societies (such as Mwiri or Bwiti), often serving as spiritual intermediaries or protective figures."} } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } }
Details
Number of objects
1
Country of Origin
Gabon
Material
Wood
Sold with stand
Yes
Condition
Good condition
Title of artwork
Statuette bapunou
Height
40 cm
Authenticity
Original/official
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