AR / ITEM / 00100035

Plate I

Reliquary figure
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Reliquary figure

Mbete-Kota artist, artist

A Kota-region reliquary figure whose hollow torso functioned as a receptacle for ancestral sacra.

Date
19th century
Collection
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Reference
319234

Record

Culture
Kota peoples, Mbete group
Medium
Wood and metal
Dimensions
H. 32 1/4 × W. 7 1/2 × D. 7 1/8 in. (81.9 × 19.1 × 18.1 cm)
Origin
Gabon / Republic of the Congo

In the Tapestry

Culture of origin
Kota peopleA

Provenance and history

  1. 19th century

    Created by Mbete-Kota artistA

Sources

  1. A
  2. B

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