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Reliquary Guardian Figure (Eyema-o-Byeri)

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TBM3502567
Image title
Reliquary Guardian Figure (Eyema-o-Byeri)
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Artist
Master of Ntem (18th-19th Century) / African
Location
Brooklyn Museum, New York, USA
Medium
wood and iron
Dimensions
58.4x14.9x12.7 cms
Image description

The object is a male ancestor figure carved from a single piece of wood wearing a thick copper alloy necklace. The figure was probably attached to a skull basket that was used in connection with ancestor worship.

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Photo © Brooklyn Museum / Frank L. Babbott Fund / Bridgeman Images
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wood (material) / material / ceremony / nudity / figure / ancestor / object / man / reliquary / african / africa / people / ritual / primitive / ethnography / worship / figurative / male / guardian / culture / form / eyema-o-byeri / mvai / fang
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Largest available format 4008 × 5344 px 15 MB
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Large 4008 × 5344 px 339 × 452 mm 15.3 MB
Medium 768 × 1024 px 65 × 87 mm 557 KB

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