Reliquary figure; anthropomorphic head, cylindrical neck of copper sheets and copper strips over wood core attached with staples; separate eyes and curved nose; woos tumps at base; h. 44 cm.
Donor:
California Alumni Foundation Donation, Georges Vitte, and Parke-Bernet Galleries
Collection place:
Gabon
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Accession date:
January 28, 1972
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Loans:
S1975-1976 #7: University Art Museum (UC Berkeley) (August 21, 1975–November 20, 1975)