Bieri

Description

Bieri (guardian figure) of carved blackened wood, female with rear projection to hook into reliquary box to contain ancestral bones: Central Africa, Gabon, Fang people, early 20th century

Museum reference

A.1970.90

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Bieri

Production information

Gabon, Central Africa

Date

Early 20th century

Style / Culture

Fang

Materials

Wood

Physical description

Carved blackened wood