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Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
Reliquary Figure (mbulu)
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista

Reliquary Figure (mbulu)

Maker Kota (Gabon)
Dateearly 20th century
Made/manufacturedGabon, Africa
MediumWood, brass, copper
Dimensions13 3/8 x 6 1/4 x 1 7/8 in. (34 x 15.9 x 4.8 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineMuseum purchase, funds provided by Michael A. Singer
Object number1998.20
Collections
Descriptionabstract form, cylindrical neck beneath a concave oval head, triangular nose and large domed eyes, diagonal rows of flat brass sheets and a cruciform of copper and brass cover the face, a crescent shape arches over the crown
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