Figure of the reliquary Bwete or Bwitti (Gabon)

Figure of the reliquary Bwete or Bwitti (Gabon). The Mahongwe practice an ancestor cult (bwiti or bwete) that was at the center of a system of beliefs and rites and ancestor worship formed the core of the family group's religious and social life. African art. Mixted Technic. Private Collection. Proc: GABON

Africans Ancestor Anthropomorphic Anthropomorphism Art Sticas Art Sticos Artes Artstica Artsticas Artstico Artsticos Bellas Ceremonies Core Formed Gabon Gabonese Guardian Initial Insides Metallic Mixed Mixted Mystic Mysticism Proc Puberty Reliquary Rite Rites Rituals Symbology Technic Techniques Worships

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