Lot 375
  • 375

Kota Reliquary Figure, Gabon

Estimate
15,000 - 25,000 USD
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Description

  • metal, wood
  • Height: 16 5/8 inches (39.7 cm)

Provenance

Paul Guillaume, Paris, by 1930
Gaston de Havenon, New York, by 1971
Sotheby's, New York, November 10, 1987, lot 55
Vicki Lesser, Stamford, Connecticut, acquired at the above auction

Exhibited

Valentine Gallery, New York, Valentine Gallery ... presents an exhibition of rare African sculptures, March 24 - April 12, 1930
Museum of African Art, Washington, D.C., The de Havenon Collection: African Art, 1971

Literature

Valentine Gallery, Valentine Gallery ... presents an exhibition of rare African sculptures, New York, 1930
Nancy Cunard, Negro: Anthology Made by Nancy Cunard, 1931-1933, London, 1934, p. 708
Warren M. Robbins, The de Havenon Collection, Washington, D.C., 1971, no. 198