Reliquary - tsogho - Gabon (No Reserve Price)

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Reliquary - wood, metal - Tsogho - Gabon

The Tsogho culture is therefore located at the point of convergence of contributions and beliefs that it seems to have sought to syncretize through religious and mystical vocation.

Used during the nocturnal ceremonies of the Bwété initiatic society, these masks are ritual objects, hidden from the view of non-initiates.
They appear as supernatural apparitions, materializing the multitude of anthropomorphic and zoomorphic entities that the esoteric teachings dispensed by the brotherhood use as symbols.
The mask thus functions to visualize the diverse and proliferating pantheon of symbolic images that initiation stories evoke.
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Reliquary - wood, metal - Tsogho - Gabon

The Tsogho culture is therefore located at the point of convergence of contributions and beliefs that it seems to have sought to syncretize through religious and mystical vocation.

Used during the nocturnal ceremonies of the Bwété initiatic society, these masks are ritual objects, hidden from the view of non-initiates.
They appear as supernatural apparitions, materializing the multitude of anthropomorphic and zoomorphic entities that the esoteric teachings dispensed by the brotherhood use as symbols.
The mask thus functions to visualize the diverse and proliferating pantheon of symbolic images that initiation stories evoke.
Our guarantees:

- Sending of the package after receipt of payment (except weekends)
Communication of a package tracking number
Carefully packed

Details

No. of items
1
Ethnic group/ culture
tsogho
Country of Origin
Gabon
Material
wood, metal
Condition
Good condition
Title of artwork
Reliquary
Height
44 cm
Width
12 cm
Depth
11 cm
FranceVerified
6965
Objects sold
95.58%
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