DuMouchelles
Live Auction

The October 2022 Auctions: Day 2

Thu, Oct 13, 2022 11:00AM EDT
Lot 1320

FANG, GABON AFRICAN POLYCHROME CARVED WOOD STANDING RELIQUARY FIGURE 20TH CENTURY H 41" W 9"

Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000

Bid Increments

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$0 $5
$30 $10
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$2,000 $250
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$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,500
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000
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$1,000,000 $100,000
Hands on stomach, three rings around the waist. The Fang peoples of Gabon believed that ancestral relics held great spiritual power. They were often decorated with gifts of jewelry or feathers and received ritual offerings of libations, such as palm oil.