African Tribal Art - Sango reliquary
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Ex-French collection.
This African Mbumba Sango reliquary sculpture is abstract in form, but still respects traditional standards. The Massango, Mashango, Sango and Sangu, members of the Shira-Punu group, settled on the Chaillu massif in Gabon, as well as in the Ngounié province. The use of reliquary baskets and bundles containing the bones of ancestors, on which sculptures of this type rested, was widespread throughout Gabon, particularly among the Fang, Kota, Mitsogho and Massango peoples. Among the latter, this cult was called Bumba or Mbumba. These sculptures served as "mediums" between the living and the dead, who watched over their descendants. They were linked to the bwete rites of the Kota, practices similar to those of the Fang. During ceremonies reserved for the initiated, major clan decisions were taken, during which the reliquaries were extracted and used.
Data sheet
- Period
- 20th century
- Dimensions (H - W - D)
- 30 x 10 x 0
- Weight
- 440
- Condition
- Good
- Styles
- First Cultures Art
Primitive Art
Tribal Art - Colours
- Brown
Golden - Materials
- Wood
- Ethnicity or Continent of origin
- Africa & Oceania
Country of destination : France
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