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Ancient Bakota reliquary figure from Gabon. The object measures approximately 48 cm high, excluding the base, with a wooden core plated with iron, copper or brass. The very atypical sculpture is old, in all likelihood from the first half of the twentieth century. The very dry eroded wood is of hard consistency with the authentic patina of an old material worn by time. There is an accident with a missing piece on the strange leg on the right and in the upper part of the wood of the sculpture. The metal base is of recent manufacture.
Ref: 239Z5Z52NN