Child Mortuary Milk
Fang · Gabon
Reference: VAR-28
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- Height
- 28 cm
- Material
- Wood, rag and pigments.
Bed or bed intended to present the body of a deceased child during mourning ceremonies held until burial. The bed is topped by two heads at…
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Full original description
Bed or bed intended to present the body of a deceased child during mourning ceremonies held until burial. The bed is topped by two heads at the top, on which the child's head will rest. This enhancement indicates that it is the child of an important family, as well as the rest of the leg sizes, formed by typically fang heads. The bed, given the state due to its age, has received an important restoration, consolidation and partial reconstructions of the heads, very deteriorated. Very old piece.
Further technical information
- Width
- 118 cm
- Attributed period
- Century XIX
Details transcribed from the original catalogue; they are not a recent physical inspection.
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Gabon. The country associated with the catalog is shown, not the current location of the piece.
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