Ancestor figure

Description

Carved wooden abstract figure with large oval head encased and decorated with brass and copper, with a lozenge shaped base, used as an ancestral reliquary figure in funerary ensembles: Africa, Central Africa, Gabon, Kota people

Museum reference

A.1946.952

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Ancestor figure

Production information

Gabon, Central Africa

Style / Culture

Kota

Materials

Wood, Brass, Zinc, Copper

Physical description

Wood embellished with strips of brass, zinc and copper affixed with crude iron nails