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Reliquary Image (Ngulu/Nguru)
15 1/4 x 11 1/4 in. (38.7 x 28.6 cm)Unknown, Kota
Gabonese
Object Type:
Sculpture
Medium and Support:
Brass and copper over wood
Credit Line:
Gift of Gertrude Herdle Moore and Isabel Herdle in honor of Langdon Clay
Accession Number:
1985.25
Location: Currently on view
In the past, the Kota venerated the bones of their most revered ancestors. The bones were believed to embody their spirits which, if treated well, could aid and improve the lives of the living. Kept in enclosed baskets, these precious, sacred bones were guarded by reliquary figures like this one.
[Gallery label text, 2009]
[Gallery label text, 2009]
Exhibition List
This object was included in the following exhibitions:
- UR centennial display in Sibley, Lindsay & Curr Co. department store windows October 1950
- Around the World in Rochester 2/8/1952 - 3/2/1952
- Traditional Art of Black Africa Memorial Art Gallery 11/14/1969 - 12/28/1969
- Man, The Incomplete God 11/19/1977 - 2/12/1978
Bibliography
This object has the following bibliographic references:
- Memorial Art Gallery. Gallery Notes. Rochester, New York: Memorial Art Gallery, 1935-1995.
- Article Scope: Reproduction only. Rochester Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester Handbook. Rochester, NY: University of Rochester Press, 1961.
- Barbara Taylor and Margaret Mattern. A Guide to Afro-American Resources in University of Rochester Libraries. Rochester, NY: Rush Rhees Library and Center for Afro-American Studies, 1971.
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