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Description : African, Gabon, Fang culture, 20th c. Percussive instruments are an important art form in Africa in addition to providing a source of music for ceremonial rituals. In this Fang piece the figure sitting on top of the form serves as a reliquary guardian. To play the rasp, the serrated area would be rubbed with a stick. Published in Turn Up the Volume A Celebration of African Music UCLA Fowler Museum of Cultural History (1999), catalogue number 61, p. 288. 22L
Provenance: Ex-Leonard Kalina Fine Arts, Los Angeles, CA
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About the lot N° 485 Title : Published African Fang Rasp / Scraper Condition report : Few age cracks. Else intact and near choice. Artemis Gallery, auctioneer, Louisville, USIt's free to register now to view! Sale title : Exceptional Pre-Columbian / Tribal Art Sale date : 24 Oct 2014It's free to register now to view! Sale Reference : Live Sale
