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Reliquary figure (byeri)

The head and body of this figure are abstract and strictly symmetrical around a central axis. The head is disproportionately large with a high, domed forehead, eyes marked by brass discs and a wide, slightly open mouth with drooping corners. The cylindrical, broad neck extends into the body, which rests on massive legs. The hands are clasped together in front of the chest. Their deterrent power is shown in an image in which youthfulness and an almost childlike face with round eyes enter into an irritating relationship with features such as a fixed gaze and a narrow-lipped, wide mouth. / P.J.

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Ethnologisches Museum
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Cultural attribution
Fang Ntumu (?) oder Ngumba (?)
Object type
Reliquary figure (byeri)
Dimensions
Objektmaß: 60 x 11,8 x 11,2 cm (mit rückwärtiger Stütze)
Material/Technique
Wood, Brass
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
III C 36842

Provenance and sources

when
1900 (um)
where
Cameroon [Land/Region]
who
Fang Ntumu (?) oder Ngumba (?)

who
August Widenmann - Collectors

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