
Statue Eyema Byeri
Statue eyema byeri, guardian of reliquary, with a rather voluminous bird feather headdress.
RLC-35
Text of the original catalogue
The Ngumba statues are characterized by a lower jaw of quite square statues and prominent mouth and navel. They often hold in their hands an animal horn that serves as a cup to contain magical substances that will be used during the cults of the byeri, called nlakh.
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