Relicarios funerarios de Bakota de Gabón - Iglesia de Santiago de Tournai

Source: Willem Vandenameele

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El baptisterio de la iglesia de Saint Jacques de Tournai alberga un tesoro poco conocido del arte sacro africano : los relicarios funerarios Bakota de Gabón. Se trata de una colección de 85 piezas recogidas durante los viajes a Lambaréné en Gabón y los acercamientos del escultor-bronceador Paul Desnouck.

Esta importante y rara colección privada no presenta máscaras ni fetiches, sino relicarios de los grupos étnicos BAKOTA de Gabón . Un hueso de los restos de un dignatario del clan fue colocado en una canasta de mimbre rematada con esculturas muy específicas que desempeñan el papel de guardianes. El relicario, compuesto por un núcleo de madera y recubierto con placas de cobre, dominaba la cesta para custodiar o proteger la reliquia. Los iniciados del clan, que creían en un ser supremo inaccesible, dialogaban con el antepasado fallecido a través de este relicario para que intercediera ante Dios para obtener misericordia.

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