Fang - Equatorial Guinea

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Holds a postgraduate degree in African studies and 15 years experience in African art.

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The Fang culture is easily recognizable in many typical phenomena found everywhere this ethnic group has settled in Central Africa, in the three republics of Gabon, Equatorial Guinea and Cameroon. Among these are the epic tale of the Mvet and all the cultural dances that result from it, the fundamental cult of ancestors that is celebrated with the sound of xylophones, and finally the matrimonial regime of exogamy which consists of seeking husband or wife outside her own clan.
These cultural peculiarities radically characterize the Fang culture in the Bantu era that it has invaded since the 15th and 16th centuries.

Provenance:
Galería Raquel Montagut, Barcelona
Argiles Collection, Barcelona

Seller's Story

Experts in Ancient African Art
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The Fang culture is easily recognizable in many typical phenomena found everywhere this ethnic group has settled in Central Africa, in the three republics of Gabon, Equatorial Guinea and Cameroon. Among these are the epic tale of the Mvet and all the cultural dances that result from it, the fundamental cult of ancestors that is celebrated with the sound of xylophones, and finally the matrimonial regime of exogamy which consists of seeking husband or wife outside her own clan.
These cultural peculiarities radically characterize the Fang culture in the Bantu era that it has invaded since the 15th and 16th centuries.

Provenance:
Galería Raquel Montagut, Barcelona
Argiles Collection, Barcelona

Seller's Story

Experts in Ancient African Art
Translated by Google Translate

Details

Number of objects
1
Ethnic group/ culture
Fang
Country of Origin
Equatorial Guinea
Material
wood
Sold with stand
No
Condition
Fair condition
Height
38 cm
Width
17 cm
Authenticity
Original/official
SpainVerified
297
Objects sold
100%
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