Description : Rare Floor-size Carved Wooden monkey statue, sculpture from the Bulu (Boulou) tribe, a subgroup of the Beti-Fang people in Cameroon and Gabon. Dark tone wooden monkey with raffia skirt, one hand on belly. The monkey is meant to represent knowledge and its relationship between humans and animals in nature, and strongly symbolizes spirituality. The sculpture measures approx 28 inches in height by 10 inches in diameter. Sculpture has minor surface wear like scratches and discoloration of wood consistent with age. African Art, Tribal Art, African sculpture, ethnographic Art, African folk art, collectible African arts. Property of a New York Private Collection. Nagualism is a practice that consists of a secret association between a human and a nkug spirit, which is actually the evil eviction of a deceased person transformed into an animal that we will put at his service for hunting or possibly other purposes such as bewitchments - to protect himself or project. Cyrille Béla further states that the ngi gorilla, the wa'a
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About the lot N° 268 Title : Floor-Size Bulu Tribe Monkey Statue Size : 28 inches in height by 10 inches in diameter Condition report : minor surface wear like scratches and discoloration of wood The Benefit Shop Foundation Inc., auctioneer, Mount Kisco, USIt's free to register now to view! Sale title : October 23 Red Carpet Auction Sale date : 23 Oct 2019It's free to register now to view! Sale Reference : Live Sale