Reliquary Guardian Figure
| Object Number: | 29-12-236 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Bakota |
| Provenience: | Gabon French Congo Gabun |
| Section: | African |
| Materials: | Copper Brass Wood |
| Height: | 49 cm |
| Width: | 29 cm |
| Depth: | 9 cm |
| Credit Line: | Purchased from J. Laporte, 1929 |
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.
Current & Past Exhibitions:
| Seven Metals of Africa (12 Nov 1959 - 12 Jan 1960) | View Objects in Exhibition |
| African Gallery (1990 - Aug 1995) | View Objects in Exhibition |
| African Gallery (1987 - 1990) | View Objects in Exhibition |
| Africa Galleries: From Maker To Museum (16 Nov 2019) | View Objects in Exhibition |
| African Gallery ( Aug 1995 - 11 Sep 2018) | View Objects in Exhibition |
Bibliography:
| [Article] Ryan, Kathleen. 2008. "Museum Mosaic/Penn Museum Receives Planning Grant From national Endowment for the Humanities". Expedition: The Magazine of the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. Philadelphia. The University Museum. Vol. 50. no. 3. pg. 48 Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 48 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Catalogue, Exhibition] Plass, Margaret B. 1959. Seven Metals of Africa.. The University Museum. Actual Citation | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Catalogue, Collection] 1965. Guide to the Collections, The University Museum.. Philadelphia. The University Museum. pg. 1-167 Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 117 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
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