Unknown artist, Bakota, Gabon, Ngulu (Kota Reliquary Figure), wood, brass, copper, and iron. Gift of Justin and Elisabeth Lang, 1984 (M84-066).
Exhibitions
Metalwork of West Africa: A Selection from the Justin and Elisabeth Lang Collection
African Gallery
14 December 2004 - 10 July 2005
Typically, West African sculpture is thought of as made of wood. However, there is a significant tradition of sophisticated metalwork among several peoples of West Africa. The exhibition focused on examples of this metalwork, selected from the Justin and Elisabeth Lang Collection donated to the Art Centre in 1984.
Dorothy Farr