Beschreibung : AFRICAN TRIBAL ART, FANG RELIQUARY FIGURE - Carved wood figure with stapled metal wrap, metal fashioned nose and eyes, intended to stand above a basket or receptacle containing the bones of an ancestor. The term reliquary is a misnomer, as the figure doesn't contain the ancestral bones but rather serves as a guardian of the bones against desecration. Unsigned. Condition good. Late 19th/Early 20th century. 17H x 6W
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Über das Lot Chargen- 236 Titel : Fang Reliquary Figure Condition report : good