reliquary head - Fang - Gabon
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Fang byeri reliquary head from Gabon, a wooden statue with glass eyes, 430 mm high, 90 mm wide, 120 mm deep, original.
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Gabon
Fang
Wood and glass
Height 430mm
Width: 90mm
Depth: 120mm
African statue head of the "byeri" Fang from Gabon.
Each family has a "Byeri", or reliquary box, in which the bones of ancestors are kept. These boxes were guarded by the oldest man in the village, the "esa". The reliquaries were surmounted by a statue or head that served as guardian of the "byeri" boxes.
Wooden statue with bronze eyes as well as on the hair.
The parcels are shipped from Monday to Saturday with tracking number.
Delivery by Chronopost between 1 to 3 days in France and 2 to 5 days across the European Union. Delivery for the rest of Europe and the world via Colissimo International.
We speak english.
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Seller's Story
Passionate about the Arts of the World and more particularly by African Art, buys from collectors, former civil servants, soldiers, health personnel, public works personnel who have worked in Africa and also in Ivory Coast with antique dealers and touts who travel all over West Africa to find quality objects.
Translated by Google TranslateGabon
Fang
Wood and glass
Height 430mm
Width: 90mm
Depth: 120mm
African statue head of the "byeri" Fang from Gabon.
Each family has a "Byeri", or reliquary box, in which the bones of ancestors are kept. These boxes were guarded by the oldest man in the village, the "esa". The reliquaries were surmounted by a statue or head that served as guardian of the "byeri" boxes.
Wooden statue with bronze eyes as well as on the hair.
The parcels are shipped from Monday to Saturday with tracking number.
Delivery by Chronopost between 1 to 3 days in France and 2 to 5 days across the European Union. Delivery for the rest of Europe and the world via Colissimo International.
We speak english.
mask african art African mask art arte de máscaras africanas arte delle maschere africane arte delle statue africane arte de estatuas africanas arte delle statue africane
statue african art Art of African statues arte de estatuas africanas arte delle statue africane Afrikanische Maskenkunst
Seller's Story
Passionate about the Arts of the World and more particularly by African Art, buys from collectors, former civil servants, soldiers, health personnel, public works personnel who have worked in Africa and also in Ivory Coast with antique dealers and touts who travel all over West Africa to find quality objects.
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Indigenous object name
reliquary head
Ethnic group/ culture
Fang
Country of Origin
Gabon
Material
Wood / glass eyes
Sold with stand
No
Condition
Excellent condition
Authenticity
Original/official
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