Reliquary Figure (mbulu ngulu)

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Reliquary Figure (mbulu ngulu)

Artist Kota Peoples (African)

Place of OriginGabon or Republic of Congo

DateLate 19th - early 20th century

DimensionsH: 19 1/8 in. (48.6 cm); W: 10 6/8 in. (27.1 cm); Depth: 2 3/4 in. (7 cm)

MediumWood covered with copper and brass sheeting.

ClassificationSculpture

Credit LineGift of the Popplestone Family

Object number

2006.74

Not on View

Published ReferencesCf. Alisa Lagamma, ed., Eternal Ancestors: The Art of the Central African Reliquary, exhibition catalogue, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 2007, cat. nos. 50-86. Note: These objects are all identified as "Sculptural Element from a Reliquary Ensemble." cf. Cloth, Frederic, "New Light on the Kota," Tribal Art, Special issue no. 5, 2015, pp. 30-55.Exhibition HistoryToledo Museum of Art, Student Curators Present: African Art, April 27-July 24, 2012 (Hitchcock Gallery).