Reliquienstatue von Fang Byeri - Reißzahn - Gabun (Ohne Mindestpreis)

Reliquary Guardian Figure (Eyema-o-Byeri)
ARTS OF AFRICA
In this Fang reliquary figure, the male form is reduced to basic shapes—cylinders and circles—echoing the cylindrical reliquary box on which the figure sat. It demonstrates a distinctly different approach to the human form than the Western tradition of naturalism. The artist has accentuated some parts of the body over others, invoking Fang ideas about showing the connection between death and rebirth by combining infantile forms with more mature characteristics.

Provenance: Ex-Private Collection, Barcelona