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Carved from a single handcrafted piece of wood Mbete Reliquary Statue-4192
Carved from a single handcrafted piece of wood Mbete Reliquary Statue-4192
Carved from a single handcrafted piece of wood Mbete Reliquary Statue-4192
Carved from a single handcrafted piece of wood Mbete Reliquary Statue-4192
Carved from a single handcrafted piece of wood Mbete Reliquary Statue-4192
Carved from a single handcrafted piece of wood Mbete Reliquary Statue-4192
Carved from a single handcrafted piece of wood Mbete Reliquary Statue-4192
Carved from a single handcrafted piece of wood Mbete Reliquary Statue-4192
Carved from a single handcrafted piece of wood Mbete Reliquary Statue-4192
Carved from a single handcrafted piece of wood Mbete Reliquary Statue-4192
Carved from a single handcrafted piece of wood Mbete Reliquary Statue-4192
Carved from a single handcrafted piece of wood Mbete Reliquary Statue-4192

Carved from a single handcrafted piece of wood Mbete Reliquary Statue-4192

$ 52.27

Availability: 84 in stock
  • Handmade: Yes
  • Modified Item: No
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: Liberia
  • Culture: African
  • Provenance: Ownership History Not Available
  • Condition: Carved from a single handcrafted piece of wood Mbete Reliquary Statue
  • Time Period Manufactured: 1600-1900

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    Carved from a single handcrafted piece of wood Mbete Reliquary Statue-44.5/10.1 CM
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    Carved from a single handcrafted piece of wood Mbete Reliquary Statue-44.5/10.1 CM
    The reliquary statues of Mbede also called Mbete, Ambete (subgroup Kota) has a dorsal cavity as it is the case here, arranged in the thickness of the trunk and closed by a flap attached by plant links. Here, the shutter and its links are gone, the statue was desecrated after use. This cavity was a reliquary cache to preserve fragments of human and animal bones as well as magic ingredients. The statue itself is an ancestor, here male. We find in the pace of the room the classic position of Byeri guardians of the Fang, compact body, arms flexed along the body, legs also bent. The common point of reliquaries Mbede is the headdress with a sagittal ridge. The face is very expressive here: the mouth is embellished with iron teeth, eyes reinforced by cowries. This disturbing expression was likely intended to ward off evil spirits and thus to watch over the remains of the deceased.
    SIZE OF THE Figure
    44.5/10.1 CM
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    Material
    An original patina covers the item
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    The reliquary statues of Mbede also called Mbete, Ambete (subgroup Kota) has a dorsal cavity as it is the case here, arranged in the thickness of the trunk and closed by a flap attached by plant links. Here, the shutter and its links are gone, the statue was desecrated after use. This cavity was a reliquary cache to preserve fragments of human and animal bones as well as magic ingredients. The statue itself is an ancestor, here male. We find in the pace of the room the classic position of Byeri guardians of the Fang, compact body, arms flexed along the body, legs also bent. The common point of reliquaries Mbede is the headdress with a sagittal ridge. The face is very expressive here: the mouth is embellished with iron teeth, eyes reinforced by cowries. This disturbing expression was likely intended to ward off evil spirits and thus to watch over the remains of the deceased.
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