A Kota reliquary figure, Gabon

the diamond-shaped body with a concave facial plane framed by crescent shapes, a small, abstract face at the reverse, the whole covered with metal sheets; fine aged patina.

Michel Anstett, Paris
Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, January 21, 1967, lot 75
Acquired at the above auction

The Hudson River Museum, Yonkers, New York, African Art in Westchester from Private Collections, April 24 – June 6, 1971

The Hudson River Museum (ed.), African Art in Westchester from Private Collections, Yonkers, 1971, cat. 154 (unillustrated)

Fair condition overall, body restored below neck; upper part in good condition, three breaks visible at the reverse with indigenous repairs using large iron staples.
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