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African Gabon 20th Century Handmade Kota Reliquary
Located in Queens, NY
Gabonese 20th c. Reliquary hand made by the Kota people depicting a 2-sided / faced abstract figure
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20th Century African Tribal Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bone

African Gabon 20th Century Handmade Kota Reliquary
African Gabon 20th Century Handmade Kota Reliquary

African Gabon 20th Century Handmade Kota Reliquary

$4,600
H 20 in W 6 in D 5.5 in
African Gabon 20th Century Carved Wood Ambete Reliquary Figure
Located in Queens, NY
African Gabon 20th Century carved wood Ambete reliquary figure features an oval head with inlaid
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20th Century African Tribal Figurative Sculptures

African Gabon 20th Century Carved Wood Ambete Reliquary Figure
African Gabon 20th Century Carved Wood Ambete Reliquary Figure

African Gabon 20th Century Carved Wood Ambete Reliquary Figure

$3,400
H 24 in W 7 in D 7 in
African D.R. Congo Reliquary Basket With Four Figures
Located in Queens, NY
African D.R Congo reliquary basket with four painted figures with two having red paint pigments and
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20th Century African Tribal Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Horn

African D.R. Congo Reliquary Basket With Four Figures
African D.R. Congo Reliquary Basket With Four Figures

African D.R. Congo Reliquary Basket With Four Figures

$3,500
H 30 in W 13.5 in D 13.5 in
African Gabon/Congo 20th Century Kota Mahangwe Reliquary Guardian Figure
Located in Queens, NY
African Gabon / Congo 20th Century Kota Mahangwe carved wood reliquary guardian figure in flattened
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20th Century African Tribal Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Metal

African Gabon/Congo 20th Century Kota Mahangwe Reliquary Guardian Figure
African Gabon/Congo 20th Century Kota Mahangwe Reliquary Guardian Figure

African Gabon/Congo 20th Century Kota Mahangwe Reliquary Guardian Figure

$1,700
H 21 in W 7 in D 7 in
African Gabon Late 20th Century Hand Carved Male Reliquary Figure
Located in Queens, NY
Gabonese late 20th c. reliquary figure of the Ambete people, hand carved and pigmented in red and
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20th Century African Tribal Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bone

African Gabon Late 20th Century Hand Carved Male Reliquary Figure
African Gabon Late 20th Century Hand Carved Male Reliquary Figure

African Gabon Late 20th Century Hand Carved Male Reliquary Figure

$1,100
H 24 in W 7 in D 5 in
African Gabon 20th Century Carved Wood Fang Male Reliquary Guardian Figure
Located in Queens, NY
African Gabon 20th Century carved wood Fang male reliquary guardian figure representing the Byeri
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20th Century African Tribal Figurative Sculptures

African Gabon 20th Century Carved Wood Fang Male Reliquary Guardian Figure
African Gabon 20th Century Carved Wood Fang Male Reliquary Guardian Figure

African Gabon 20th Century Carved Wood Fang Male Reliquary Guardian Figure

$5,000
H 26.75 in W 7.5 in D 7.5 in
African Gabon Late 20th Century Wood & Copper Kota Mahongwe Reliquary Figure
Located in Queens, NY
Gabonese late 20th century reliquary figure hand carved by the Kota Mahongwe people depicting a
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20th Century African Tribal Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bone

African Gabon Late 20th Century Wood & Copper Kota Mahongwe Reliquary Figure
African Gabon Late 20th Century Wood & Copper Kota Mahongwe Reliquary Figure

African Gabon Late 20th Century Wood & Copper Kota Mahongwe Reliquary Figure

$1,700
H 9 in W 6 in D 1.5 in
African Gabon Late 20th Century Wood & Copper Kota Mahongwe Reliquary Figure
Located in Queens, NY
Gabonese late 20th century reliquary figure hand carved by the Kota Mahongwe people depicting a
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20th Century African Tribal Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bone

African Gabon Late 20th Century Wood & Copper Kota Mahongwe Reliquary Figure
African Gabon Late 20th Century Wood & Copper Kota Mahongwe Reliquary Figure

African Gabon Late 20th Century Wood & Copper Kota Mahongwe Reliquary Figure

$1,700
H 9 in W 6 in D 1.5 in
Bamana Wood Reliquary Guardian Figure West Africa, Mali
Located in Montreal, QC
A Bamana Wood Reliquary Guardian Figure West Africa, Mali Property from the Estate of Paul B
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Vintage 1970s Malian Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Bamana Wood Reliquary Guardian Figure West Africa, Mali
Bamana Wood Reliquary Guardian Figure West Africa, Mali

Bamana Wood Reliquary Guardian Figure West Africa, Mali

$2,450
H 18 in W 3.5 in D 4.5 in
African Gabon 20th Century Wood & Brass Kota Mahangwe Reliquary Figure w/ Basket
Located in Queens, NY
African Gabon 20th Century carved wood reliquary guardian figure in a basket featuring an inlaid
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20th Century African Tribal Decorative Baskets

Materials

Brass

African Gabon 20th Century Wood & Brass Kota Mahangwe Reliquary Figure w/ Basket
African Gabon 20th Century Wood & Brass Kota Mahangwe Reliquary Figure w/ Basket

African Gabon 20th Century Wood & Brass Kota Mahangwe Reliquary Figure w/ Basket

$4,600
H 23 in W 8 in D 12 in
African Gabon/D.R. Congo 20th Century Wood Kota Mahongwe Figural Reliquary Staff
Located in Queens, NY
African Gabon / Democratic Republic of the Congo 20th Century carved wood figural reliquary staff
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20th Century African Tribal Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Copper

African Gabon/D.R. Congo 20th Century Wood Kota Mahongwe Figural Reliquary Staff
African Gabon/D.R. Congo 20th Century Wood Kota Mahongwe Figural Reliquary Staff

African Gabon/D.R. Congo 20th Century Wood Kota Mahongwe Figural Reliquary Staff

$1,900
H 20 in W 6.25 in D 4 in
African Gabon 20th Century Hand Carved Reliquary Fetish Figure in Grass Skirt
Located in Queens, NY
Gabonese 20th c. fetish figure hand carved and pigmented wood by the Ambete people of Gabon, with a cowrie shell necklace and raffia grass skirt
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20th Century African Tribal Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bone

African Gabon 20th Century Hand Carved Reliquary Fetish Figure in Grass Skirt
African Gabon 20th Century Hand Carved Reliquary Fetish Figure in Grass Skirt

African Gabon 20th Century Hand Carved Reliquary Fetish Figure in Grass Skirt

$1,400
H 26 in W 8 in D 6 in
African Gabon Kota Mahongwe Hongwe Bwete Reliquary Guardian Figure Sculpture
Located in Studio City, CA
A truly fantastic, engaging, and uniquely made African Kota Mahongwe Hongwe Reliquary Guardian
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Mid-20th Century Gabonese Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Brass, Copper

African Gabon Kota Mahongwe Hongwe Bwete Reliquary Guardian Figure Sculpture
African Gabon Kota Mahongwe Hongwe Bwete Reliquary Guardian Figure Sculpture

African Gabon Kota Mahongwe Hongwe Bwete Reliquary Guardian Figure Sculpture

$3,250
H 28 in W 9 in D 5.5 in
African Tribal Statue Osseyba or Reliquary Figure Kota Mohongwe Peoples Art
Located in Miami, FL
because we did not have it appraised. This African Tribal Statue Osseyba or Reliquary Figure Kota (Bakota
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Early 20th Century Gabonese Tribal Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Brass, Copper

African Tribal Statue Osseyba or Reliquary Figure Kota Mohongwe Peoples Art
African Tribal Statue Osseyba or Reliquary Figure Kota Mohongwe Peoples Art

African Tribal Statue Osseyba or Reliquary Figure Kota Mohongwe Peoples Art

$3,200
H 25.75 in W 7 in D 5.5 in
African Kota People, Gabon Carved, Metal Reliquary Pipe on Stand, 20th Century
Located in Miami, FL
African Kota People, Gabon Carved, Metal Reliquary Pipe on Stand, 20th Century Offered for sale is
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20th Century Gabonese Tribal Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Metal, Steel

African Kota People, Gabon Carved, Metal Reliquary Pipe on Stand, 20th Century
African Kota People, Gabon Carved, Metal Reliquary Pipe on Stand, 20th Century

African Kota People, Gabon Carved, Metal Reliquary Pipe on Stand, 20th Century

$2,200
H 21 in W 5.5 in D 4 in
Large Early Unique Glazed and Sculpted Ceramic Vessel Mary and Edwin Scheier
By Edwin and Mary Scheier
Located in Atlanta, GA
A large and striking stoneware ceramic vessel in the form of an African fang figure on basket by
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Vintage 1950s American Modern Vases

Materials

Stoneware

Large Early Unique Glazed and Sculpted Ceramic Vessel Mary and Edwin Scheier
Large Early Unique Glazed and Sculpted Ceramic Vessel Mary and Edwin Scheier

Large Early Unique Glazed and Sculpted Ceramic Vessel Mary and Edwin Scheier

$12,000
H 21.75 in Dm 13 in
Fang Male Reliquary Figure (Bieri Style), Fang-Betsi Subgroup, Gabon
Located in Encino, CA
Tribal Art - African Art Fang Male Reliquary Figure (Bieri Style), Fang-Betsi Subgroup, Gabon
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Vintage 1950s Gabonese Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Fang Male Reliquary Figure (Bieri Style), Fang-Betsi Subgroup, Gabon
Fang Male Reliquary Figure (Bieri Style), Fang-Betsi Subgroup, Gabon

Fang Male Reliquary Figure (Bieri Style), Fang-Betsi Subgroup, Gabon

$5,800
H 21.26 in W 5.91 in D 5.52 in

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African Reliquary Kota Large Bronze Sculpture from Gabon, Mbulu-Ngulu
Located in Vero Beach, FL
This unusual bronze sculpture is unique in African art. It is from the pre-colonial period of the
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Antique 19th Century Gabonese Brutalist Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

African Reliquary Kota Large Bronze Sculpture from Gabon, Mbulu-Ngulu
African Reliquary Kota Large Bronze Sculpture from Gabon, Mbulu-Ngulu

African Reliquary Kota Large Bronze Sculpture from Gabon, Mbulu-Ngulu

H 51 in W 15.5 in L 51 in
African Kota Reliquary Figure, Gabon
Located in Astoria, NY
Kota people, wood reliquary figure, 20th century, Gabon / Republic of Congo, of geometric form with
Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Wood

African Kota Reliquary Figure, Gabon
African Kota Reliquary Figure, Gabon

African Kota Reliquary Figure, Gabon

H 33 in W 10.5 in D 6 in
African Ambete Mbete Tribe Brass Wood Carved Standing Reliquary Figure
Located in Studio City, CA
mouths that display teeth. These reliquary figures were commonly placed next to ancestral bones and
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20th Century Congolese Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Brass

African Ambete Mbete Tribe Brass Wood Carved Standing Reliquary Figure
African Ambete Mbete Tribe Brass Wood Carved Standing Reliquary Figure

African Ambete Mbete Tribe Brass Wood Carved Standing Reliquary Figure

H 24 in W 6 in D 6 in
African Ambete 'Mbete' Tribe Wood Carved Standing Reliquary Figure On Stand
Located in Studio City, CA
reliquary figures were commonly placed next to ancestral bones and baskets in order to protect the recently
Category

20th Century Congolese Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

African Ambete 'Mbete' Tribe Wood Carved Standing Reliquary Figure On Stand
African Ambete 'Mbete' Tribe Wood Carved Standing Reliquary Figure On Stand

African Ambete 'Mbete' Tribe Wood Carved Standing Reliquary Figure On Stand

H 29.5 in W 6 in D 7 in
African Reliquary Sculpture with Modernist Design
Located in Atlanta, GA
African Reliquary Sculpture with Modernist Design, most likely executed by the African DRC Kota
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20th Century Central African Tribal Sculptures

Materials

Brass, Copper

African Reliquary Sculpture with Modernist Design
African Reliquary Sculpture with Modernist Design

African Reliquary Sculpture with Modernist Design

H 44.5 in W 5.25 in D 5.25 in
African Sculpture Kota Reliquary Figure
Located in Studio City, CA
of Gabon. This figure, which is a Obamba style reliquary figure, is made of hammered brass (often
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20th Century Gabonese Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Brass

African Sculpture Kota Reliquary Figure
African Sculpture Kota Reliquary Figure

African Sculpture Kota Reliquary Figure

H 23.5 in W 12 in D 6 in
African Sculpture Kota Reliquary Figure
Located in Studio City, CA
of Gabon. This figure, which is a Mahongwe reliquary figure as exhibited with its truncated almond
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20th Century Gabonese Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Brass, Copper

African Sculpture Kota Reliquary Figure
African Sculpture Kota Reliquary Figure

African Sculpture Kota Reliquary Figure

H 25 in W 8.5 in D 6.5 in
African Gabon Kota Mahongwe Hongwe Bwete Reliquary Guardian Figure Sculpture
Located in Studio City, CA
A truly fantastic, engaging and uniquely made African Kota Mahongwe Hongwe Reliquary Guardian
Category

Early 20th Century Gabonese Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Brass, Copper

African Gabon Kota Mahongwe Hongwe Bwete Reliquary Guardian Figure Sculpture
African Gabon Kota Mahongwe Hongwe Bwete Reliquary Guardian Figure Sculpture

African Gabon Kota Mahongwe Hongwe Bwete Reliquary Guardian Figure Sculpture

H 23.5 in W 5.5 in D 7 in
Traditional Primitive Tribal Art Bakota Reliquary Figure from Gabon, Africa
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
Traditional Bakota reliquary Guardian figure from the Kota People (Mahongwe Tribe), Gabon Africa
Category

Early 20th Century Gabonese Tribal Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Copper, Wire

Traditional Primitive Tribal Art Bakota Reliquary Figure from Gabon, Africa
Traditional Primitive Tribal Art Bakota Reliquary Figure from Gabon, Africa

Traditional Primitive Tribal Art Bakota Reliquary Figure from Gabon, Africa

H 21 in W 9.5 in D 4.75 in
African Hand-Carved Wood Decorative Figurative Reliquary from Gabon 20th Century
Located in Miami, FL
African Hand-Carved Wood Decorative Figurative Reliquary from Gabon 20th Century Offered for sale
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Late 20th Century Gabonese Tribal Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

African Hand-Carved Wood Decorative Figurative Reliquary from Gabon 20th Century
African Hand-Carved Wood Decorative Figurative Reliquary from Gabon 20th Century

African Hand-Carved Wood Decorative Figurative Reliquary from Gabon 20th Century

H 23.5 in W 12 in D 3 in
Early 20th Century Kota Reliquary Figure
Located in Hudson, NY
This genuine Kota Reliquary made by Africans for its intended tribal use is a fine example of the
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Early 20th Century Gabonese Tribal Art

Materials

Brass, Copper, Steel

Early 20th Century Kota Reliquary Figure
Early 20th Century Kota Reliquary Figure

Early 20th Century Kota Reliquary Figure

H 27.25 in W 10 in D 4.75 in
African Sculpture, Double Faced Reliquary Figure from Gabon
Located in Chicago, IL
Tribal ancestor cult reliquary figures of the Kota tribe of Gabon were placed on top of baskets and
Materials

Metal

African Sculpture, Double Faced Reliquary Figure from Gabon
African Sculpture, Double Faced Reliquary Figure from Gabon

African Sculpture, Double Faced Reliquary Figure from Gabon

H 22 in W 8 in D 5.5 in
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African Reliquary For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic African reliquary available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, metal and brass, every African reliquary was constructed with great care. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer African reliquary, there are earlier versions available from the 19th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. When you’re browsing for the right African reliquary, those designed in Folk Art styles are of considerable interest.

How Much is an African Reliquary?

Prices for an African reliquary can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $950 and can go as high as $14,750, while the average can fetch as much as $1,249.

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