Keeping your loved ones close: a Kota reliquary figure

Kota reliquary figure (mbulu ngulu), late 19th to early 20th century, Gabon, wood, copper, brass, and bone, 59.69 cm high (Museum of Fine Arts, Boston)

Speakers: Dr. Kathryn Gunsch, Teel Curator of African and Oceanic Art, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston and Dr. Steven Zucker