Reliquary Guardian Figure
29-12-236
Location: On Display in the Africa Galleries
From: Gabon | French Congo | Gabun
Curatorial Section: African
| Object Number | 29-12-236 |
| Current Location | Africa Galleries - On Display |
| Culture | Bakota |
| Provenience | Gabon | French Congo | Gabun |
| Section | African |
| Materials | Copper | Brass | Wood |
| Description | Reliquary Guardian Figure figure like 29-12-189. Wood covered with metal sheets. Lozenge truncated at both ends; median ridge extends only along upper two- thirds. Representaion of human face/reliquary guardian figure. |
| Height | 49 cm |
| Width | 29 cm |
| Depth | 9 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from J. Laporte, 1929 |
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