Fang Kota Byeri reliquary

Fang Byeri reliquary is certainly the most mysterious and emblematic of African art. The cult of Byeri (ancestor worship) was practiced in all Fang villages, as well in southern Cameroon, Gabon and Rio Muni. Among the Fang, Byeri is linked to the cult of ancestors and more precisely to the reliquaries dedicated to them. Byeri designs both worship and the objects associated with it.

Female ancestral figure with copper head.