Kota reliquary guardian figures
GPTKB entity
Statements (20)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:sculpture
African art |
gptkbp:createdBy |
gptkb:Kota_people
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gptkbp:culturalSignificance |
spiritual protection
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gptkbp:depicts |
human figure
|
gptkbp:displayedAt |
gptkb:Musée_du_quai_Branly
gptkb:Metropolitan_Museum_of_Art |
gptkbp:function |
protect reliquaries
|
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Kota reliquary guardian figures
|
gptkbp:material |
metal
wood |
gptkbp:origin |
gptkb:Gabon
|
gptkbp:period |
19th century
early 20th century |
gptkbp:region |
gptkb:Central_Africa
|
gptkbp:style |
abstract
geometric |
gptkbp:usedFor |
ancestral worship
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gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Kota:_Digital_Excavations_in_African_Art
|
gptkbp:bfsLayer |
8
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