RERE STATUETTE FANG MVAI - Fang - Gabon (Sans Prix de Réserve)
Nº 82302625
Tête reliquaire - Fang - Gabon / Cameroun (Sans Prix de Réserve)
Nº 82302625
Tête reliquaire - Fang - Gabon / Cameroun (Sans Prix de Réserve)
Large and heavy reliquary head.
Community with the ancestral deaths is an important focus of attention for the Fang people in the south of Cameroon and the north of Gabon. This big beautiful head was put in the reliquary with his neck in which were selected remains, usually skull fragments of an honored ancestor.
This wooden reliquary was kept in a dark corner of a male bedroom.
This reliquary head has eyes made of metal nails. The sleek and sophisticated features of this image, including a high domed forehead, a protruding chin and an elongated nose that is visually offset by the hairstyle. These characteristics mark the classic Fang elements.
Condition good, some usual dry cracks and spots due age, see pictures.
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