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Oct 11, 20070

Eternal Ancestors: The Art of the Central African Reliquary

Eternal Ancestors: The Art of the Central African Reliquary is a special exhibition now showing at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. This exhibition presents some of the most celebrated creations of African masters in a new light…Drawn from the most important collections of African art in Europe and the United States, the more than 150 works featured are from fourteen distinct cultural traditions in Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, the Republic of Congo, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Run: October 2, 2007–March 2, 2008
Special Exhibition Galleries, 1st floor

Photo 1) Fang peoples, Betsi group; Gabon, 19th century
Wood, raffia; H. 22 1/16 in. (56 cm.)

Photo 2) Fang peoples, Betsi group; Gabon, 19th century
Wood, metal; H. 24 13/16 in. (63 cm)

Photo 3) Kota peoples, Mindumu group; Gabon, Upper Ogooué River, 19th century
Wood, copper, brass; H. 15 3/4 in. (40 cm)

Photo4) Kota peoples; Gabon, 19th– first half of 20th century
Wood, copper, brass, iron; H. 19 in. (48.3 cm)

Photo 5) Kota peoples, Mindumu group; Gabon, 19th century
Wood, iron, copper, lead, zinc, feathers, fiber, hide, bone; H. 22 13/16 in. (58 cm)

Photo 6) Kota peoples, Mbete group; Republic of Congo, 19th century
Wood, pigments, buttons, fiber, beads; H. 27 9/16 in. (70 cm)

Photo 7) Punu peoples; Gabon, 19th century
Wood, pigments, hide, fiber, relics, organic matter; H. 11 13/16 in. (30 cm)

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