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Gabon Fang Statuette of Byeri

Gabon
Byeri Fang Statuette

ex-Luxembourg collection
Wood, metal
Height: 29 cm
width: 8 cm
0.430 Kg
Base included

Fang sculpture taking up the characteristics of the Byeri reliquary statues. Shiny speckled patina.
The people known as Fang, or "Pahouins", described as conquering warriors, invaded in successive leaps, from village to village, the entire vast region between the Sanaga in Cameroon and the Ogooué in Gabon, between the 18th and the beginning of the 20th century. Deep in their huts, in a dark and often smoky corner, the lineage chiefs carefully stored their Byéri, the relic chests and tribal sculptures. The bones of the deceased were kept in boxes topped with a guardian sculpture supposed to watch over the relics.


Dimensions :
- Height : 29 cm
- Width : 8 cm
- Depth : socle inclus cm
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Fang : Central Africa people mainly livin in Cameroon, equatorial Guinea and Gabon. The Fang are especially known for their guardian figures which they attached to wooden boxes containing bones of the ancestors. Fang ancestors figures are visible in the Quai Branly museum in Paris.

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