Discuss the style, iconography, and function of the Eyema-o-Byeri sculpture. Then, explain how colonialism impacted the production and appearance of byeri.
What will be an ideal response?
The ideal Answer should include:
1. The Eyema-o-Byeri sculpture is an example of a carved guardian figure, or byeri, that was placed atop a cylindrical bark container that preserved the bones of a family ancestor.
2. The sculptures served to protect the relics and they were carved with geometric metric forms that abstract the human body to depict the abstract qualities of protection, rebirth, and family heritage.
3. Because of the similarity of the Fang relics to the relics of the Catholic faith, French colonizers confiscated the byeri and those that were not destroyed were sold to European dealers, who frequently modified them to look more like "sculpture" and less like spiritual objects.
4. The posts used to secure them to their boxes were cut off and some were even polished black to render them uniform in color; the Fang byeri we see today in museums are among the African objects most heavily altered from their original appearance.
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