241029 - Large - 82 cm - Old African Mitshogo Vuvi statue - Gabon
€365.00
Old African Mitshogo Vuvi statue, Gabon.
Hand carved from a single piece of wood, with color pigments.
Heights: 82 cm and comes from an old ex Swiss collection.
This Mitshogo Vuvi statue dated from the mid of the 20th century and comes with a certificate of authenticity.
The Mitsogo people are an ethno-cultural group from the highlands of Gabon. They reside mainly in Ngounié Province to the north and east of Mouila. Numbering around 13,000, they speak the Tsogo language. In the late 19th and early 20th century they were known for their fierce resistance to the French.