West Africa, Gabon, Mahongue Funerary Reliquary Figure

Carved wood, the abstract human form sheathed in trade brass and copper strips.

Deaccessioned from the North Carolina Museum of Art and being sold to benefit the growth of the museum's African collection

From the collection of John A. McKesson, III, U.S. ambassador to Gabon, 1971- 1975

Intact, the metal elements with attractive light green verdigris.