TALLA AFRICANA EN MADERA GUARDIÁN RELICARIO BYERI FANG GABÓN

Cabeza de madera, tallada a mano, figura Byeri, guardián de relicario.

Byeri designa tanto el culto como los objetos vinculados al culto a los antepasados, se practicaba en todas las aldeas Fang.

Gabón. Siglo XX

En muy buen estado.

Altura: 43 cm

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Hand carved wooden Byeri Fang head from Gabón. 20th century

Among the Fang of Cameroon and Gabon, each family has a "Byeri", or reliquary box, in which the bones of the ancestors are kept. The reliquary boxes were topped with a statue or head which acted as guardian of the “byeri” boxes.

Very good condition. Dark shiny patina. No cracks, no missing parts.

Height: 43 cm

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