may 19, 1960 - Reliquary Figure (byeri)

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wood
Fang people
container for relics, bones, ashes, etc.
male figure- "great man"... high status, noble person, lived a good/long life
meant to represent an ancestor after death
eyes look down, belly button, powerful musculature
fang people were somewhat nomadic, explains size and ease of mobility

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