Fetish figure - Gabon (No reserve price)

The Fang head is a traditional sculpture from Central Africa, associated with the Fang people, notably present in Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, and southern Cameroon. It forms part of a rich artistic and spiritual heritage. Some heads were linked to ancestor worship and to family reliquaries.
1. What was its function?
The Fang head was notably used in the Byeri cult, a tradition of venerating ancestors. It was fixed on a bark-container holding ancestral relics, notably fragments of skull and bones.