Art African Statue Fang 1312

Description

Ref: sf-1312
Height 59.5
CM
Product Description
Fang statue from Gabon. Piece over 40 years old. Piece on plinth.
Wood covered with bronze leaves.
The Fangs, some of whom believe the real ethnonym is Ekang, form a Bantu ethnic group found today in Central Africa. Fang languages ​​come in several dialects and Creoles. The name "fan" is not accepted by the natives who claim not to be called so. Moreover, the spelling fang is contested by the "fang", all other things being equal, the appropriate word would be "m'fan" commonly used in the expression "m'fan mod" whose meaning would be close to the word " bëti ”. “M'fan mod” means True Man while “Bëti” means Lords. About the Fang sculptures (heads and statues): these are associated with an ancestor cult called Byéri or Bieri. The word Byéri refers both to the sculptures of heads or to the statues that kept the funeral relics, bones and skulls, of important ancestors. These Byéri sculptures were placed on top of bark boxes or baskets of wickerwork containing human relics. They were consulted before taking important actions, such as a big trip, deciding a battle, the location of a house or a village, entering into a marriage, choosing a ground for cultures, to try to cure a disease and also to make sure you have good luck when hunting.
African art, African masks
Piece delivered with an invoice and a certificate of authenticity.
African art african tribal arte africana afrikanische kunst
The Fangs, some of whom believe the real ethnonym is Ekang, form a Bantu ethnic group found today in Central Africa. Fang languages ​​come in several dialects and Creoles. The name "fan" is not accepted by the natives who claim not to be called so. Moreover, the spelling fang is contested by the "fang", all other things being equal, the appropriate word would be "m'fan" commonly used in the expression "m'fan mod" whose meaning would be close to the word " bëti ”. “M'fan mod” means True Man while “Bëti” means Lords. About the Fang sculptures (heads and statues): these are associated with an ancestor cult called Byéri or Bieri. The word Byéri refers both to the sculptures of heads or to the statues that kept the funeral relics, bones and skulls, of important ancestors. These Byéri sculptures