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Object Number
30-2-50/B4973
Display Title
Female reliquary guardian figure
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
bieri, byeri
Object Description
Female reliquary guardian figure
Inventory Description
Figurine, female head and torso, black pigment, brass and glass bead eyes
Classification
- Figurine
Department
Ethnographic
Date
ca. 1850
Culture
- Fang
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Gabon
Africa / Cameroon
Africa / Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms
Rio Muni; Coastal Region
Dimensions
Overall: 48.3 x 24.1 x 17.8 cm (19 x 9 1/2 x 7 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
B/4973/ 54-54
Credit Line
Museum Purchase, Huntington Frothingham Wolcott Fund, 1930
Provenance
Collector
George Schwab
(1930)
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