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

Southern Cameroon, Fang - Bulu

Provenance Size Starting price / estimated price
Manfred Sackmann, Berlin, Germany
Robert Lewitzki, Celle, Germany
 H: 18.1 inch This object is not available anymore.

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.


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)
Female reliquary guardian figure
Exhibited:

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

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