全套遗骨匣中的雕刻件

Fang-Betsi artist

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这是已知由赤道非洲的芳人大师在十九世纪制作的独立式头像中最为不朽的一件作品。它与当时的祭祀传统有关:在内盛珍贵遗骸的便携式家族祭坛顶端往往装饰有开宗始祖的人像。在二十世纪早期,脱离其原始背景后,这件雕像成为了西方艺术家的灵感源泉。智利诗人维森特·维多夫罗于1918年抵达巴黎后不久即获得这件作品,他可能正是受其影响而写下了献给毕加索的诗——《赤道》。

Sculptural Bust from a Reliquary Ensemble (The Great Bieri), Fang-Betsi artist, Wood, metal, palm oil, Fang-Betsi

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