Head - Gabon (No reserve price)

A Fang head generally refers to a sculpture or sculpted element tied to the artistic traditions of the Fang peoples, present mainly in Gabon, but also in Equatorial Guinea and Cameroon.
Fang head and the cult of the ancestors
In ancient Fang art, human representations are notably associated with byeri, a set of practices and objects linked to the ancestors. Some figures were used to accompany and protect the ancestral relics kept in containers.