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Description : Fang Tribe, sacrificial guardian figure (reliquary), carved wood with dark pigments and woven fibers, ancestral remains were places in bundle, Fang sculpture - the heads and the figures - is associated with an ancestor cult referred to as byeri or bieri. The term byeri refers to both the solo heads or figures which guard the funerary relics - craniums and bones - of important ancestors. Byeri sculptures were mounted on the top of bark boxes, baskets or bundles containing human relics. They were consulted before undertaking any important action, such as an important journey, a battle, the placement of a village or house, finding a wife, choice of ground for agriculture, curing of sickness and before starting a hunt. 10 h x 5 w x 5 d. Condition good. Believed pre-Mid 20th. C, ''Provenance Anne Narosny African Art Collection Estate'' Sale # 1 of 3''
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Estimate (low-high) : 200 USD-300 USDIt's free to register now to view!
About the lot N° 88 Title : Fang Tribe Sacrificial Guardian Reliquary Figure Premier Auction Galleries, auctioneer, Chesterland, USIt's free to register now to view! Sale title : African Art, Dolls, Fine & Decorative Arts Auction Sale date : 20 Mar 2016It's free to register now to view! Sale Reference : Live Sale
