A RARE FANG-MVAÏ MALE RELIQUARY FIGURE, Gabon

John D. Graham, New York, 1920s-30s
Frank W. Crowninshield, New York, acquired from the above
Chaim and Renee Gross, New York, acquired from the above between 1942 and 1944

Museum of African Art, Washington, D.C., The Sculptor's Eye: The African Art collects ion of Mr. and Mrs. Chaim Gross, 1976 (additional venues: Worcester Art Museum, Worcester, November 5, 1976 - January 2, 1977; Georgia Museum of Art, University of Georgia, Athens, March 27 - May 1, 1977; Cincinnati Art Museum, Cincinnati, May 17 - July 17, 1977)

Arnold Rubin, The Sculptor's Eye, Washington, D.C., 1976, p. 67, cat. 57

Very good condition overall; age cracks through the proper right side and revers of figure, partially filled; scrapings, presumably with ritual significance, to the nose, ears, lips and cup held by the figure; exceptionally fine dark brown patina with oil and reddish encrustation on the upper reverse.
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