Fang reliquary guardian head

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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

Object Number

O.1948.SC.236

Mode of Acquisition

Samuel Courtauld, bequest, 1948

Credit

Courtauld Gallery, 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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