Description: West Africa, Gabon, Mahongue Funerary Reliquary Figure
carved wood, the abstract human form sheathed in trade brass and copper strips.
From the collection of John A. McKesson, III, U.S. ambassador to Gabon, 1971- 1975
Deaccessioned from the North Carolina Museum of Art and being sold to benefit the growth of the museum's African collection
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Condition Report: Intact, the metal elements with attractive light green verdigris.