wooden male statue(eyime) ; 14" h (35.56 cm) Ancestor statue obtained from Bieri bark cylinder in 1956 by Señor Luis Gonzales Fernandez. demarcación de Akurnam, Spanish Guinea. Gift of Señor Gonzales.
Donor:
James W. Fernandez and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Gabon
Verbatim coll. place:
Africa; Gabon, Fang
Culture or time period:
Fang
Collector:
James W. Fernandez
Collection date:
1960
Materials:
Wood (plant material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Statues
Function:
5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Accession date:
1961
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Loans:
S1983-1984 #43: Sonoma State University (February 28, 1984–April 24, 1984)