| Object Number |
29-12-191 |
| Current Location |
Collections Storage |
| Culture |
Bakota |
| Provenience |
Gabon |
| Date Made |
Late 19th-Early 20th century CE |
| Section |
African |
| Materials |
Copper | Brass | Wood | Copper Alloy |
| Description |
Reliquary Guardian Figure |
| Height |
43 cm |
| Width |
29.5 cm |
| Depth |
8 cm |
| Credit Line |
Purchased from J. Laporte, 1929 |
| Other Number |
034 - Cast Number |
Current & Past Exhibitions
Bibliography
| Wardwell, Allen. African Sculpture from the University Museum, University of Pennsylvania. Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1986. See: p. 82-84, fig. 30b |
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| Dougherty, Frank. "African Sculpture, in Philadelphia Daily News." . (21 Nov 1986): 1-15. See: A13 |
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| Reproductions. The University Museum, 1965. See: p. 7 |
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| Plass, Margaret B. "African Negro Sculpture: A Walk Through the Gallery." The University Museum Bulletin 21, no. 4. ( Dec 1957): 5-76. See: p. 51 |
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| Hall, Henry U. "The African Collections." The University Museum Bulletin 3, no. 6. (1932): 145-171. See: p. 164-165, pl. IX |
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