Antique Mbulu Ngulu Figure, Bakota, Gabon, Africa
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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