Kota Bakota Mahongwe Sculpture - Gabon - 87.6 Lovers Bed The weaving technique

The weaving technique

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Bangles like this were traditionally worn to protect the wrist from the recoil of a bowstring

Kota Bakota Mahongwe Sculpture - Gabon - 87.6 Lovers Bed The weaving techniqueThese 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