Kota Bakota Mahongwe Sculpture - Gabon - 197.1 Monster These vintage handwoven baskets are

These vintage handwoven baskets are the apex of the Bathonga people in Zimbabwe and Southern Zambia

This need motivated the development of Pebble and the availability of the collection worldwide through Indigenus distribution

Note : The listing is for one cactus

Sizes:  24cmL x 22cmW x 12cmH

Kota Bakota Mahongwe Sculpture - Gabon - 197.1 Monster These vintage handwoven baskets areThese figures are made by the Kota people from Mahingwe in Gabon and used in ceremonies. Sculpted from wood the facial part of the sculpture is adorned with brass copper strips and almost resembles the head of a Cobra snake which is referred to by Europeans as the naja. Renowned artists such as Pablo Picaso, Fernand Leger, Paul Klee, Alfred Stieglitz, Alberto Giacometti and Ernest Mancoba drew inspiration in the early 20th century from Kota art. These