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Africa-Press – Eswatini. <\/strong><\/span>A carved mask from Central Africa, dating from the 19th century, was sold in France for 4.2 million euros ($4.6 million) on Saturday, despite Gabonese protesters in the auction house calling for the item’s “‘restitution”.<\/p>\n

The rare wooden “Ngil” mask, used in ceremonies by the Fang ethnic people of Gabon, smashed its estimate of 300,000-400,000 euros at the auction in the southern French city of Montpellier.<\/p>\n

“It’s a case of receiving stolen goods,” a man describing himself as a member of the Gabonese community in Montpellier exclaimed from the back of the auction room, surrounded by half a dozen compatriots.<\/p>\n

“We’ll file a complaint. Our ancestors, my ancestors, from the Fang community, we will recover this object”, the protester added, describing the mask as a “colonial ill-gotten gain”.<\/p>\n

Auctioneer Jean-Christophe Giuseppi said the auction was “entirely legal”, as far as he was aware.<\/p>\n

Accompanied by security guards, the demonstrators left the auction hall calmly, but continued their protest against the sale of African works of art.<\/p>\n

Saturday’s auction also included a Congolese chair which sold for 44,000 euros.<\/p>\n

With added costs and fees, the total paid by the successful bidder for the Fang mask was 5.25 million euros, close to a record for such an item.<\/p>\n

In 2006 a similar Fang mask brought in 5.9 million euros at a Paris auction.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Eswatini. A carved mask from Central Africa, dating from the 19th century, was sold in France for 4.2 million euros ($4.6 million) on Saturday, despite Gabonese protesters in the auction house calling for the item’s “‘restitution”. 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