This Fang Eyema Byeri piece perfectly illustrates the excellence of traditional Fang art. It has a beautiful dark patina enriched with a wine-lees undertone in the areas of handling, evidence of fine age. This statuette belongs to the elongated Fang style from northern Gabon. It displays the style’s classic characteristics: a headdress falling onto the nape of the neck, a developed forehead, a neck as wide as the torso, and powerful calves that give the whole figure strength and stability. Its apotropaic gaze reinforces a particularly intense expression.