Female Statue Guardian of Reliquary
Fang Ntumu · Gabon
Reference: EFM-106
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- Material
- Wood, ceramic beads and pigments.
Small fine statuette of a young woman Fangsitting on a stool and in prayerful attitude. Not all the statues missing a member have lost it after…
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Small fine statuette of a young woman Fangsitting on a stool and in prayerful attitude. Not all the statues missing a member have lost it after a break. It is common for clan members to pluck that absent member to cut them into small pieces in order to prepare amulets or reliquaries, called grey-grey, intended to attract the favors of ancestors who are already in the realm of spirits. These relics are a symbolic form for a part of the ancestor to remain with them in this world. This is surely a small reliquary statue of a deceased young woman. Brown patina.
Further technical information
- Attributed period
- Mid-century XX
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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