Fang reliquary figures (Byeri)
GPTKB entity
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:artifacts
gptkb:sculpture African art ruins |
| gptkbp:associatedWith |
gptkb:Byeri_society
|
| gptkbp:category |
gptkb:ritual
funerary art African sculpture |
| gptkbp:createdBy |
gptkb:Fang_people
|
| gptkbp:depicts |
human figure
|
| gptkbp:displayedAt |
gptkb:Musée_du_quai_Branly
gptkb:British_Museum gptkb:Metropolitan_Museum_of_Art |
| gptkbp:feature |
abstract style
enlarged head muscular body shiny surface symmetrical form |
| gptkbp:function |
ritual ceremonies
guarding ancestral remains |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Fang reliquary figures (Byeri)
|
| gptkbp:influenced |
gptkb:Pablo_Picasso
gptkb:Amedeo_Modigliani modernist art |
| gptkbp:keptWith |
ancestral bones
|
| gptkbp:material |
brass
copper iron wood |
| gptkbp:origin |
gptkb:Cameroon
gptkb:Equatorial_Guinea gptkb:Gabon |
| gptkbp:period |
19th century
early 20th century |
| gptkbp:usedFor |
ancestor worship
protection of relics |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Fang_people
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
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