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sep 29, 1900 - Reliquary figure (byeri)

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Fang peoples (southern Cameroon)
Thought to hold the spirits of those whose bones were inside. Made to teach children about ancestors and to preserve the bones of them as well.

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Date:

sep 29, 1900
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~ 125 years ago

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