Art of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas

Art of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas

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Property from a Private Collection, New York

Kota-Ndassa Reliquary Guardian Figure, Gabon

Lot Closed

May 21, 04:20 PM GMT

Estimate

15,000 - 25,000 USD

Lot Details

Description

Property from a Private Collection, New York

Kota-Ndassa Reliquary Guardian Figure, Gabon


Height: 21 ½ in (54.6 cm)

Ader Picard Tajan, Hôtel Drouot, Paris, December 6, 1984, lot 122

Daniel Hourdé, Paris, acquired at the above auction

Private Collection, New York, acquired before March 23, 1989, probably from Alfred L. Scheinberg, New York

Thence by descent to the present owner

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