MAHONGWE STYLE RELIQUARY GUARDIANS ARCHIVES, Gabon

In spite of their nice forms and very nice patina, we have no reason to believe that these pieces have seen tribal use.

These Mahongwe Guardians have been sold. They are left here for reference and educational purposes.

For unsold Mahongwe Guardians, GO TO MAHONGWE GUARDIANS PAGE


Mahongwe Style
21
22" high
SOLD

Mahongwe Style
12

21.5" high
SOLD

  Mahongwe Style
28
19.5" high
SOLD

Mahongwe Style
36
20.5" high
SOLD


Mahongwe Style
1

20" high
SOLD

Mahongwe Style
3
24" high
SOLD

Mahongwe Style
15

19" high
SOLD

Mahongwe Style
32
19" high
SOLD


  Mahongwe Style
22
SOLD

Mahongwe Style
27
SOLD

Mahongwe Style
33
SOLD

Mahongwe Style
40
SOLD


  Mahongwe Style
25
SOLD

Mahongwe Style
30
SOLD

 Mahongwe Style
26
SOLD

Mahongwe Style
38
SOLD



 

Mahongwe Style
2
SOLD

 

Mahongwe Style
4
SOLD

 

Mahongwe Style
7
SOLD

 

Mahongwe Style
8
SOLD


Mahongwe Style
9
SOLD

 

Mahongwe Style
17
SOLD

 

Mahongwe Style
18
SOLD


Mahongwe Style
10
SOLD

Mahongwe Style
14
SOLD

Photographs © Hamill Gallery

MAHONGWE Style RELIQUARY FIGURES ARCHIVES, Gabon

Figures like these were mounted on containers holding relics of important clan ancestors, serving as guardians. The Mahongwe are a subgroup of the Bakota, who, like the nearby Fang, also make reliquary guardians. Sheathed in metal (brass or copper wire), the figures are highly abstracted. They are dedicated to Bwitti, the spirit of the ancestors.

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