Fang reliquary guardian head

Maker



Fang (Gabon) (sculptor)

Title

Fang reliquary guardian head

Date of Production

(19th century) 1800 - 1899

Medium

carved wooden sculpture with coating of egg and dust

Dimensions

Height: 27.8 cm

Accession Number

O.1948.SC.236

Mode of Acquisition

Samuel Courtauld, bequest, 1948

Credit

The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)

Location

Not currently on display

Keywords


Provenance

Samuel Courtauld Bequest 1948

Exhibition History

Art Made Modern - Roger Fry's Vision of Art, Courtauld Gallery, London, 15/10/1999-23/01/2000

The Value of Art, Courtauld Gallery, London, 24/06/1999-30/08/1999

Roger Fry and the Omega Workshops, The Courtauld Gallery - Prints and Drawings Study Room, 01/08/1990-02/12/1990

Literature

Art Made Modern - Roger Fry's Vision of Art, Courtauld Gallery, London, 1999-2000
cat. no. 4 (exhibited)

The Value of Art, Courtauld Gallery, London, 1999

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