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H 55cm x L15cm

Statue African fang fetish fang of Gabon


The Fang has live horse on Cameroon and Gabon. Each family has a "Byeri" box or reliquary, in which the bones of ancestors are kept. These boxes were guarded by the oldest man in the village, the "ESA ". Reliquary boxes were surmounted by a statue or a head that was acting as custodian of boxes "Byeri. These boxes were kept in a dark corner of a box, and was an apotropaic function (Apotropaïque. Adjective. Said magic or many forms of superstition. Knock on Wood is a virtue apotropaic gesture) and was also used during the initiation ceremonies of young people connected with the company "So". During the holidays, statues Fang were separated from their boxes and worn on parade.