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Reliquary Figure
Reliquary Figure

Reliquary Figure

Original Language TitleMbulu-ngulu
CultureKota peoples
Date1850-1950
MediumWood overlaid with brass sheeting and copper strips with brass collar
DimensionsOverall: 16 1/8 × 6 1/8 × 4 inches (40.96 × 15.56 × 10.16 cm)
Credit LineAcquired through the Mr. and Mrs. William W. Baker Fund
Object numberF78-9
On View
Not on view
Collections
Provenance

Kunsthandel Lemaire, Amsterdam, 1959 [1];

Werner Münsterberger (1913-2011), New York and London, 1959 [2];

With Spencer Drummond, Ltd., Hamilton, Bermuda, by April 1978;

Purchased from Spencer Drummond, Ltd., by The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 1978.

NOTES:

[1] According to the invoice from Spencer Drummond Ltd., dated April 24, 1978, NAMA curatorial files.

[2] Ibid.

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