possibly as ritual offerings for the afterlife
These rare relics originate from the Viking Age or Medieval Period
the blackened finish results from the reduction-firing process
highlights the skilled craftsmanship of Moche artisans
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Bulu or Fang Power Figure (Ngi) bathingclogs possibly as ritual offerings forBulu or Fang People, Early 20th Century, Beti Pahuin, Cameroon or Gabon, Central Africa An extraordinary Ngi power figure, masterfully carved from a single log of wood, depicting three seated ancestral figures surrounding a small animal. The surface is richly adorned with an array of bilongomagical substances and ritual attachmentsincluding hammered nails, cloth wrappings, pigments, and even a monkey skull. These materials were believed to activate