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Female reliquary guardian figure "éyéma-o-byéri" (Image of the ancestor)
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Lot 52
99th Auction

Female reliquary guardian figure "éyéma-o-byéri" (Image of the ancestor)

Southern Cameroon, Fang - Bulu
not available anymore
Provenance
Manfred Sackmann, Berlin, Germany
Robert Lewitzki, Celle, Germany
Size
H: 46 cm
H: 18.1 inch

Description

wood, base

Most of the figures for the “byéri” cult represent male ancestors, but also women who had made special contributions, especially through the birth of many children, could be elevated to the rank of revered ancestors.

Publications

Werner Fischer, Kamerun und seine Kunst, Düsseldorf 1988, p. 108 (left); Expo cat.: "Afrikanische Kunst, Sammlung Robert Lewitzki", Bomann-Museum (Hg.), Celle 2012, p. 32 (left)

Exhibition

Celler Schloß, Gotische Halle: "Afrikanische Kunst, Sammlung Robert Lewitzki", 10. Juli - 31 August 2012
Africa
Figures

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