Reliquary Figure

20th century

African, Gabon, Kota

Brass, wood

24 5/8 x 10 5/8 x 2 13/16 in. (62.6 x 27 x 7.1 cm)

Eugene Fuller Memorial Collection

51.234

Provenance: Purchased from Altman Antiques; Eugene Fuller Memorial Collection, 1951

Not currently on view

Resources

Published ReferencesMcClusky, Pamela. African Art: From Crocodiles to Convertibles in the Collection of the Seattle Art Museum, Seattle: Seattle Art Museum, 1987; cat. no. 6, p. 14, reproduced (as Reliquary guardian).

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