Rome, איטליה
תנאי המכירה
הדגמת מכירה
saturday may 30 2020, 4 pm CET
המכירה הסתיימה
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פריט 245:
A FANG WOOD, BRASS AND NAILS 'EYEMA BYERI' RELIQUIARY GUARDIAN
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מחיר פתיחה:
€
280
הערכה :
€300 - €350
עמלת בית המכירות: 25%
למידע נוסף
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A FANG WOOD, BRASS AND NAILS 'EYEMA BYERI' RELIQUIARY GUARDIAN
Gabon, Fang
59 cm high
Provenance: Vittorio Bellini (1936-2009) collection.
In the Fang communities the bones of the ancestors were preserved in cylindrical baskets on which anthropomorphic sculptures like this were placed. The reliquary was therefore kept in a protected area of the house, and periodically - for the purpose of obtaining well-being for the community - it was offered to him with the simultaneous sprinkling of a liquid based on palm oil and 'padouk' wood dust.
