Byeri Fang Reliquary From Gabon

Superb and rare complete Byeri Fang reliquary from Gabon with its patinated medium-heavy wooden headdress total height 67cm plus wooden base 72cm Brass plates inserted on the forehead, temples, shoulders, handles, sides of the stomach, tip of the navel Studded eyes Iron rings enclosing the ankles Shiny lacquered patina from use in places Chicken pate attached to the back of the headdress Small cavity at the bottom of the back Reliquary figure linked to the cult of Byéri, with the supple and slender lines characteristic of the Fang Attributes pronounced masculine The slender bulbous legs are punctuated by short feet. The exaggeratedly long bust, the powerful neck, the folded arms marking the musculature The hands holding a sacred scepter which suggests the high function (leader, dignitary, etc.) of the character represented, symbol of power, order, to whom we owe respect free shipping worldwide