Lot 642

A large classic Fang figure. This object has been officially deaccesioned from the National Museum Libreville Gabon. Comes with certificates, export documents, licence and original fotos. H 52 cm - Collection Number 1117 painted in white numbers On the occasion of initiation into Byeri, the figures were removed from their containers and manipulated like puppets in performances that dramatized the raising of the dead for didactic purposes. During the early twentieth century, Fang reliquary sculpture began to be acquired by collectors, who admired the inspired interpretation of the human form. This particular work was formerly in the collections of two well-known modernist artists, the painter André Derain and the sculptor Jacob Epstein.reliquaire Ambete, Gabon Estimate 6-8.000. Included are photos from another figure from this collection.