Guardian statue of sacred relic "Elema Byeri".
Guardian statue of sacred relic "Elema Byeri".
It presents a naked ancestor standing with his hands on his belly in a symbolic gesture. Her face has an internalized expression and the trilobal headdress is delimited by a large mat falling on the nape of the neck. Wood, old patina of use shiny honey.
Fang, Gabon, late 19th century
34 x 10.3 cm
This work was the subject of a carbon-14 analysis that concluded at a date between the early 18th century and the late 19th century. Automatically translated by DeepL. To see the original version, click here.
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Guardian statue of sacred relic "Elema Byeri".
It presents a naked ancestor standing with his hands on his belly in a symbolic gesture. Her face has an internalized expression and the trilobal headdress is delimited by a large mat falling on the nape of the neck. Wood, old patina of use shiny honey.
Fang, Gabon, late 19th century
34 x 10.3 cm
This work was the subject of a carbon-14 analysis that concluded at a date between the early 18th century and the late 19th century. Automatically translated by DeepL. To see the original version, click here.
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Time, Location
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