Ambete Reliquary Male Figure, Gabon/ DRC Congo #556 PROVENANCE perfect woman Ngelima Copper Spiral Snake Currency

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Ambete Reliquary Male Figure, Gabon/ DRC Congo #556 PROVENANCE perfect woman Ngelima Copper Spiral Snake CurrencyAmbete Reliquary Male Figure, Gabon DRC Congo PROVENANCE Possibly Ngbaka or Ambete. Carved wooden figure with round hollow eyes above red incised marks in the flat, whitened facial plane, the rectangular torso having incised linear decorations to front and with a large cavity for magical substances in the back. Measurements: Approx. 9 1 2" H. Provenance: Estate of Thomas McNemar, (1931 2020.) McNemar lived and collected throughout Central and West