AR / ITEM / 00100002
Eyema byeri (reliquary guardian figure)
Okak-Fang artist, artist
A dynamic Fang female reliquary guardian made to protect ancestral relics and embody vigilance, vitality and balance.
- Date
- 19th century
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Reference
- 310870
Record
- Culture
- Okak-Fang peoples
- Medium
- Wood
- Dimensions
- H. 25 3/16 x W. 7 7/8 x D. 6 1/2 in. (64 x 20 x 16.5 cm)
- Origin
- Gabon
In the Tapestry
- Culture of origin
- Fang peopleA
Provenance and history
19th century
Created by Okak-Fang artistA
Sources
- A
metmuseum.org
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