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Abstract figure of a reliquary guardian 2002-03
Wood, brass, stone | 71.5 x 31.0 cm (whole object) | RCIN 95573
Abstract figure of a reliquary guardian 2002-03
Abstract figure of a reliquary guardian 2002-03
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A wooden sculpture of a stylised man.
This is a modern interpretation of two types of reliquary guardian figures from Gabon; on the left the Kota-Obama people's mbulu-ngulu (image of the spirit of the dead), and on the right a Mahongwe reliquary guardian.Provenance
Presented to Queen Elizabeth II by the Ambassador of the Gabonese Republic to the United Kingdom, Alain Mensah-Zoguelet, during an audience at Buckingham Palace, 20 March 2003.
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Medium and techniques
Wood, brass, stone
Measurements
71.5 x 31.0 cm (whole object)
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