Reliquary

The Ambete are located along the border between the People’s Republic of Congo and Gabon. The reliquary statue, an androgynous figure, has its arms glued along a cylindrical body, and forearms with the hands moving outward. The forehead occupies the upper half of the head. Face in the form of an ellipse cut in two by an outstanding front, and a hairstyle that forms a kind of crushed central crest from which the lateral manes to four winds. Mouth closed, no lips, His eyes are closed. The head has the same width as the body, elongated torso and short legs ligérously flexed, These reliquaries are characterized by the large dorsal cavity destined to receive the relics of the ancestors, especially part of the skull and other bones. Legs apart. The torso, in which two thick nipples stand out, and the face are brown, which stand out over the black. These images are covered in kaolin, as white is the color of mourning. On the kaolin is a brown paint that is taking off. Time skate.