Reliquary Figure, bwele
Year
Gabon, late 19th-early 20th century
Medium
Wood, copper, brass,
iron
Dimensions
53.3 x 25.7 x 8.9 cm
21 x 10 1/8 x 3 1/2 in.
Provenance
Ex J.J. Klejman, New York
Ex collection Paul M. Ingersoll (1929-2012), Philadelphia, 1969-1991
Christie's London. 18 June 1991, lot 134
Ex Daniel Hourdé, Paris
Ex collection Hubert Goldet
de Ricqlès-Maison de la Chimie, Paris. Arts Primitifs, Collection Hubert Goldet. 30 June-1 July 2001, lot 273
Ex Lance Entwistle, London
Ex private collection, New York, 2001-2025
Ex collection Paul M. Ingersoll (1929-2012), Philadelphia, 1969-1991
Christie's London. 18 June 1991, lot 134
Ex Daniel Hourdé, Paris
Ex collection Hubert Goldet
de Ricqlès-Maison de la Chimie, Paris. Arts Primitifs, Collection Hubert Goldet. 30 June-1 July 2001, lot 273
Ex Lance Entwistle, London
Ex private collection, New York, 2001-2025
Exhibitions / Fairs
Primitive to Picasso, St. Paul's Alumni Collection, M. Knoedler & Co., 1968
Impact Africa. African Art and the West. The Inaugural Exhibition of the Bernice McLLhenny
Wintersteen Stuart Center. Philadelphia Museum of Art. 24 January - 30 June 1969
Lumière Noire. Arts Traditionnels. Château de Tanlay, Tanlay, France. 7 June - 5 October 1997
Eternal Ancestors - The Art of the Central African Reliquary. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. 2 October 2007 - 2 March 2008
The Inner Eye: Vision and Transcendence in African Arts. LACMA, Los Angeles. 26 February - 9 July 2017
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