AR / ITEM / 00100036
Male Reliquary Figure (Nlo Bieri)
Fang peoples artist, artist
A Fang male reliquary guardian balancing infant-like proportions with an adult body and muscular tension.
- Date
- 19th–20th century
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Reference
- 312334
Plate not recorded
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Record
- Culture
- Fang peoples
- Medium
- Wood, palm oil
- Dimensions
- H. 13 15/16 x W. 5 x D. 4 3/8 in. (35.4 x 12.7 x 11.1 cm)
- Origin
- Gabon
In the Tapestry
- Culture of origin
- Fang peopleA
Provenance and history
19th–20th century
Created by Fang peoples artistA
Sources
- A
metmuseum.org
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