Artist
Unknown African
CultureKota (Bakota, Kuta) peoples
Titles
- Mbulu Ngulu (Reliquary Guardian Figure)
DateLate 19th–early 20th century
PlaceCongo, Africa
PlaceGabon, Africa
MediumWood, brass, and copper
DimensionsOverall: 24 × 10 1/8 × 2 1/2 in. (61 × 25.8 × 6.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Frank Carroll in memory of Frank and Eleanor Carroll
Object number2020.495
Not on view
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Department
African ArtObject Type
Exhibition HistoryExhibited as loan, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2004–2020, when given.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
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Ikat-dyed cotton
Medium: Cotton
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