Antique Mbulu Ngulu Figure, Bakota, Gabon, Africa

Antique Mbulu Ngulu Figure, Bakota, Gabon, Africa

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Antique Mbulu Ngulu Figure, Bakota, Gabon, Africa

SKU 1487006 Categories Accessories, Copper, Metalwork, Object / Statue, Religious Tags antique African, antique african figure

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Region	Tribal Arts

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African antique mbulu ngulu reliquary guardian figure carved of wood and plated with textured copper. This figure is made by the Bakota (or Kota) people, a Bantu ethnic group from Gabon and Congo. Bakota people are known for these reliquary figures which were part of a powerful mystical order known as Bwete. This figure stands on a custom metal base.
Age c1900
Dimensions: 29 1/2″ high x 13 1/4″ wide x 6″ deep (on stand)

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African antique mbulu ngulu reliquary guardian figure carved of wood and plated with textured copper. This figure is made by the Bakota (or Kota) people, a Bantu ethnic group from Gabon and Congo. Bakota people are known for these reliquary figures which were part of a powerful mystical order known as Bwete. This figure stands on a custom metal base.
Age c1900
Dimensions: 29 1/2″ high x 13 1/4″ wide x 6″ deep (on stand)

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Region	Tribal Arts

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