M'bete Statue Gabon-congo Border

Old M'BETE female ancestor statue, Gabon-Congo border height 62cm Semi-hard wood covered with brass sheets plated with copper nails and iron neck ring The M'Bete are located on the border of the Middle Congo and from Gabon. They claim a Kota origin. Like them, they practice ancestor worship but without boxes or baskets of reliquaries. It is possible that under the belly covered with brass a cavity contains some relics (it sounds hollow when tapped) while others are located in the back This statue with a concave face and convex forehead with an open mouth and reveals menacing teeth. Large ears typical of this kind of statues The female sex is well pronounced Tribal scarifications on the face, on the torso and lower abdomen Eroded feet fixed to the base by its former owner Short legs giving a stretched momentum to the trunk Free shipping in the whole world