Reliquary Figure

CultureFang peoples

Dateca. 1875-1925

MediumWood and metal ornamentation

DimensionsOverall: 15 3/4 inches (40.01 cm)

Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Baker

Object number66-47/1

On View

On view

Gallery Location

Collections

African Art

Terms

Exhibition History

Ethnic Art from the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Baker, Nelson Gallery-Atkins Museum, Kansas City, MO, December 17, 1966-January 29, 1967, no. 92.

Provenance

Herbert (1924-2001) and Gwen Baker, Highland Park, IL, no. A-44, by July 8, 1966 [1];

Their gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 1966.

NOTES:

[1] Herbert Baker began collecting African art in 1950.

Published References

Ethnic Art from the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Baker, exh. cat. (Kansas City, MO: Nelson Gallery-Atkins Museum, 1966), 29 (repro.).

Joyce M. Youmans, “African Art at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art,” African Arts 33, no. 4 (Winter 2000), 42-43, (repro.).

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