MAHONGWE, Ogooué River, Gabon
Wood, strips and copper wire
The Mahongwe are part of the Kota group, living in the northeastern province of Gabon.
represents a "Boho-na-Bwété" reliquary figure, literally meaning "face of the ancestor Bwete".
It topped a basket containing the family's relics.
It depicts a highly stylized, ogival-shaped face covered with stapled copper plates and strips, with cabochon-shaped eyes.
Height: 52 cm.
Slightly missing.
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