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African Byeri reliquary box & guardian figure, Fang People, Gabon, 56cm/22inch

$ 739.2

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Material: Wood
  • All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
  • Tribe: Fang
  • Condition: see description and pictures

    Description

    code: ZS
    a wonderful ensemble of a carved African wooden figure and bark box with lid, a
    Byeri reliquary box
    with
    Guardian
    from the
    Fang
    People, in Gabon or Cameroon, Africa
    made of bark, wood, twined fibres and nails
    the Fang preserved ancestral skulls and bones in cylindrical containers with wooden figures, with the feet dangling over the edge, symbolically evoking the ancestor and guarding the relics.
    the projecting stem of the figure and fixed knee pose, allow the figure to be set atop the cylindrical, hollow container
    this guardian figure is presenting an offertory cup, supported by both hands
    this figure has
    metal discs
    set in place for the eyes, a pronounced navel with
    metal bands
    and
    a nail
    ,
    carved ankle rings,
    metal bracelets
    ,
    a necklace of white
    beads
    ,
    on the front top of the high coiffure
    3 nails
    , at the back where the hair splits in two, again
    4 nails
    ,
    on the median edge on the top of the coiffure 4 or 5 nails are missing
    condition:
    the wood of the figure has some old damages and old holes (see the 10 pictures), but is firm and solid, it has a smooth feel and authentic patina
    the box
    is very solid, the bottom has some old termite traces, it seems complete to us, only the long twain is half loose
    age unknown
    weight: circa 1930 gram
    total height: circa  56 cm / 22 inch
    the height of the figure, including stem: circa 38 cm / 15 inch
    we are not experts
    on the subject of tribal art, we have done some research, trying to attribute this statue to a land, country, tribe or people, to the best we could -
    do judge for yourself the tribal affilation and the correct age -
    we are selling this item "as is" and we will not accept returns
    if the buyer finds that we are wrong concerning these matters.
    free world wide shipping:
    - this means the shipping costs are included with the sale price
    - you will be ordering registrated shipment from The Netherlands, EU
    - >2kg
    we are:
    delta 98 den haag
    The Hague, The Netherlands, EU
    registrated at
    Chambers of Commerce in The Netherlands / KvK Haaglanden: file 27133335