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This statue is called “guardian byer”, with its voluminous head and stocky appearance, is characteristic of the Southern Fang style, in particular the Meke-Betsi of the North and the North – West Gabon. The character, in a sitting position, Holds in his hands an offering.

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Model is W 10 – H 50 and weight 1.3 kg.

This striking carved mask originate from the Tsogo peoples, Ogowe River region, Gabon, and is part of wider regional tradition of divided color faces. The art of the Ogowe tribes, particularly the Mpongwe, is closely tied to death rituals. Tsogo masks are controlled by the Bwiti men's initiation society. The masks represent supernatural beings, each type has its own name and symbolism. They are used in initiation ceremonies and share the kaolin white surface with their Gabon neighbors, the Fang, Punu and Kwele.

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Model is W 21 – H 31 and weight 0.4 kg.

"These mini figure are characteristic of the Southern Fang style, in particular, the Meke-Betsi of the North and the North – West Gabon. It is called “Eyema Byeri or “Guardian Byer”. Although the couple is an essential dynamic of Senufo thought – its sculpted image is an emblematic expression of the ideas that govern Senufo society- very few statues of couples have remained together in Western collections, as is the case here.

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Model is W 26 - H 9 and weight 0.6 kg."

This zoomorphic Senufo reliquary figure, with its elongated cylindrical trunk is characteristic of the style of the Fang Ntumu subgroup of northern Gabon near the Cameroon border. The appearance of Fang reliquary figures varies greatly from region to region. In general, the artists who created these figures apparently were interested in depicting the ancestors through individualized features, such as hairstyle and adornment.

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Model is W 42 - H 6 and weight 0.4 kg.