Small seated guardian figure "eyema byeri" · Gabon, Fang · ID: 3053687
Starting price
EUR 8,000
Estimated price
EUR 10,000
Provenance
Johannes Zschucke, Saas-Fee, Switzerland (ca. 1913)Size
H: 14 cm
H: 5.5 inch
Description
wood, metal wire and nails, rest.
Guardian figures such as this one, or head sculptures, were attached to reliquary boxes. This object, comprising a bark box, a head or a figure, is called a “byeri” and served religious and magical purposes both within the family and during the ceremonies of the tribal organisations.