Fine Fang Byeri Wood Carved Guardian Figure
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Gabon or Equatorial Guinea. Wood carved figure holding small cup in front close to body, extended navel, legs mostly gone, with nicely rendered facial features and coiffure.Size: 6-1/2 inches (16.5cm) + custom wood base. Ethnologists believe figures such as these were boiled in a soup for medicinal purposes which explains the varied patina. Provenance: Native Auctions, January 2016, Lot #48.; ex. Lars Bethge, Europe, and documented in Yale Archive of African Art, Object 0128595. #11745
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Fine Fang Byeri Wood Carved Guardian Figure
Estimate $6,000 - $12,000
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