Mitsogho Reliquary Figure

Gabon

Late 19th c

13 inches high x 8 inches wide

Ex: Robert Dupierre, Paris

Ex: Loed Van Bussel, Amsterdam

SOLD

This mysterious fetish bundle is a reliquary guardian figure that was used to protect and honor distinguished ancestors, a link between the living and spirit world. The figure is bound by palm leaves and tied together by twine. It has a long neck supporting an oval head with flat facial plane with minimum features and back swept hair. Attached are glass beads, brass bells, shells, feathers and inside are magical organic materials.