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Ancestor statue – Wood – Fang – Gabon: Title: Ancestor statue – Wood – Fang – Gabon Provenance/Additional Info: Powerfull wooden Fang figure. The great majority of FANG wood sculptures were related to the cult of the Byeri. The box w

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African, Fang, Gabon, Carved Wood Seated Female Statue with Brass Accents: Fang, Gabon, carved wood seated female statue with brass accents, 23"h x 5.75"w PROVENANCE:From the estate of Professor Philip Gould, New York

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Figure of Fang Ntumu ancestor of the Byeri - Gabon - African Art Tribal Art: Title: Figure of Fang Ntumu ancestor of the Byeri - Gabon - African Art Tribal Art Date/Period: Second half 20th century Origin: Gabon Dimension: 11,81 Inch Materials: Wood Weight: 0,55 Pounds Item ty

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Figure of ancestor of reliquary Byeri Fang - Gabon - African Art Tribal Art: Title: Figure of ancestor of reliquary Byeri Fang - Gabon - African Art Tribal Art Item Category: Figure, statue, ancestor, reliquary Alleged Seniority: Second half 20th century Origin: Gabon Material

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Helmet mask - Wood - Ngongtang - Fang - Gabon: The (Fang groups) Betsi and Ntumu call this type of helmet mask ngontang, a term that is a contraction of nlo ngon ntanga, which means ‘face of the daughter of the white man.’ When the Betsi and N

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Reliquary Byeri Head - Wood, Brass - Fang - Gabon: DescriptionByeri - heads functioned much in the same way as Byeri enyema figures in that they guarded the boxes of bark containing the remains of important ancestors. Such heads are often believed to

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A Fang bellows, Gabon: A Fang bellows Gabon Carved wood, leather and metal, with v-shaped support leading to the pair of circular discs with central pipes for air flow, topped with an ancestor head, raised on a bespoke moun

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Huge Fang Byeri Female ancestor sculpture, African Art: Huge Carved female Byeri idol from the Fang peoples of Southern Cameroon , and Gabon, West Africa. Tall dark wood ancestor with brass eye tacks and a feather headdress. This Sculpture has been custom

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Kota Figure - Brass, Wood - Gabon - 40 cm: This is a nice original tribal relic statue of the Bakota tribe. These reliquaries played an important role in rituals surrounding their ancestors. 40 x 14 x 7 cm, 404 gr. Careful registered sending,

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Fang statue - Gabon - African Art Tribal Art: Title: Fang statue - Gabon - African Art Tribal Art Date/Period: Second half XX° Origin: Gabon Dimension: 20,47 Inch Materials: wood, feathers, pearls, raffia Weight: 3,09 Pounds Item type: Statu

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Fang statue - Gabon - African Art Tribal Art: Title: Fang statue - Gabon - African Art Tribal Art Item Category: Statue, reliquary Date/Period: Second half 20th century Origin: Gabon Materials: Wood, raffia, vegetal fibers Dimensions: 24,8 Inch W

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A Fang Byeri Ancestor covered in Python Snake skin: A carved wooden shrine idol on stake, with a python skin covering the entire sculpture. Fang peoples, Gabon, West Africa. Professionally Custom Mounted to display stand. The statue and stand measures

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Fang Ngil statue - Gabon - African Art Tribal Art: Title: Fang Ngil statue - Gabon - African Art Tribal Art Item Category: Figure, doll, reliquary, fetish Alleged Seniority: Second half 20th century Origin: Gabon Materials: Wood, metal Dimensions: 10,

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Fang Female ancestor with Offering vessel, African Art: This is a very fine old Fang Byeri cult idol from Gabon, Africa. Carved wood with a serene and classical aesthetic and shown holding an offering vessel. The Fang peoples of Gabon believed that ancestr

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Reliquary - Copper, Wood - Mahongwe - Bakota - Gabon: Gorgeous, tribally used, reliquary statue of a guardian. It played an important role in rituals concerning the ancestors. The worship of ancestors is at the heart of religious and social life of the K

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A Fine Female FANG African sculpture with upward gaze: This is a very fine and vintage Ancestor sculpture from the Fang peoples of Gabon, Africa. Carved from a single piece of wood with a well handled and weathered surface patina, shown looking towards th

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N'tumu ancestor statue - Wood - Fang - Gabon

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Description

N'tumu ancestral statue which served as the top of a relic ensemble. These figures are described beautifully in the recently released book "eternal ancestors, the art of the central African reliquary" of "the Metropolitan Museum of Art" illustrated with similar figures. Size: 35 x 10 x 8 cm , 820 gr.

This is not a tourist piece but an old tribal used figure.

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Reserve: $80.00

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Location: This item ships from The Netherlands.

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