FANG/BAKALAI, Gabon. - Lot 95

FANG/BAKALAI, Gabon. Wood, bamboo, fiber. Set of three Sanza on six- and seven-tongued bamboo cases. The flat rectangular table is fixed on a voluminous box, and both sides of the box are covered with engraved geometric designs. Second half of the 19th century. 33.5 x 14.5 x 14.5 cm; 33.5 x 18 x 19.5 cm and 36.5 x 18.5 x 19 cm. (small accidents and missing pieces). Bibliography: "L'Esprit de la forêt", Gabonese lands. Musée d'Aquitaine/Somogy éditions d'Art, 1997. Page 173. Note: See in the collections of the Musée du Quai Branly-Jacques Chirac, inventory number: 71.1884.20.12. Provenance: MOEVUS Loches Collection. By descent. Part of a group of objects found in an attic in Loches that had not been moved for over a century. Expert : Christian NJIENSI