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Funerary reliquary figure (Bwete)
Funerary reliquary figure (Bwete)
Funerary reliquary figure (Bwete)

Funerary reliquary figure (Bwete)

Creator
Date19th-20th century
MediumWood, brass, and copper
DimensionsObject: 19 3/4 × 2 3/8 × 6 5/8" (50.2 × 6 × 16.8 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineGift of Lawrence Gussman
Object number1978.13.5
On View
On view
Collections
Eternal Return
Eternal Return
Jeffrey Gibson
2014
Figure on Stilts
Figure on Stilts
c. 1959
Horse mask
Horse mask
Unknown
1890-1910
1976.19.3.tif
Helmet mask with female figure
Unknown
19th-20th century
Female fertility figure (Akua ba)
Female fertility figure (Akua ba)
Unknown
20th century
Male figure (Mukuya)
Male figure (Mukuya)
Unknown
20th century
Female figure
Female figure
Unknown
19th-20th century
Basket
Basket
Unknown
1990
Lattice cradle
Lattice cradle
Unknown
c. 1895
Figure
Figure
Unknown
20th century
Helmet mask
Helmet mask
Unknown
first half 20th century
1967.20.6.tif
Standing female ancestral figure
Unknown
19th-20th century