A SUPERB FANG-BETSI OR -NZAMAN MALE RELIQUARY FIGURE, Gabon

Jack Passer, New York
Chaim and Renee Gross, New York, acquired from the above before 1958

The Toledo Museum of Art, Ohio, The African Image: A New Selection of Tribal Art, February 1 - 22, 1959
The Center for African Art, New York, Africa Explores: 20th Century African Art, May 16 - December 31, 1991

Margaret Plass, The African Image: A New Selection of Tribal Art, Toledo, 1959, p. 22, cat. 112
Susan Vogel, Africa Explores: 20th Century African Art, Munich, 1991, p. 264, cat. 131

Good condition overall; tip of the proper left foot broken, the proper right foot chipped, the back support broken off through the buttocks and reattached; two age cracks through the front of the torso as seen on photographs; areas of abrasion, nicks and scratches from traditional use; exceptionally fine dark brown patina with oil.
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