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Reliquary figure face
Object Number 2006.32.6
Display Title Reliquary figure face
Descriptions
Object Description Face from reliquary figure; wood foundation with applied sheet metal; attached to metal base
Inventory Description Reliquary, wood base, oval, face constructed of copper, brass, mounted
Classification
  • Reliquary
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Kota
  • Bakota
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Gabon
Materials Wood, Brass, Copper
Dimensions Overall: 34 x 14 x 4 cm (13 3/8 x 5 1/2 x 1 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 2006.32.6
Credit Line Gift of Harvard University Art Museums
Provenance
Collector Lilian Hertzberg
Collector Benjamin Hertzberg
Donor Harvard University Art Museums (10/11/06)

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