Mbulu ngulu (image of the dead)

Kota artist

19th-mid-20th century

Not on view

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Title: Mbulu ngulu (image of the dead)
Artist: Kota artist
Date: 19th-mid-20th century
Geography: Gabon
Culture: Kota peoples
Medium: Iron, wood, pigment
Dimensions: H. 20 3/16 x W. 7 x D. 3 in. (51.3 x 17.8 x 7.6 cm)
Classification: Metal-Sculpture
Credit Line: The Michael C. Rockefeller Memorial Collection, Bequest of Nelson A. Rockefeller, 1979
Object Number: 1979.206.129
Curatorial Department: The Michael C. Rockefeller Wing

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