Harvard Art Museums > 1996.31: Bieri Reliquary Head Sculpture Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Bieri Reliquary Head (Unidentified Artist) , 1996.31,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 25, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/232436. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1996.31 People Unidentified Artist Title Bieri Reliquary Head Other Titles Alternate Title: Reliquary Head/ Pahouin Female Head Classification Sculpture Work Type sculpture Date 19th century Places Creation Place: Africa, Gabon Culture Fang Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/232436 Location Location Level 3, Room 3610, University Teaching Gallery View this object's location on our interactive map Physical Descriptions Medium Wood Technique Carved Dimensions 38.1 x 13.97 x 14.61 cm (15 x 5 1/2 x 5 3/4 in.) Provenance Recorded Ownership History Lois Orswell, gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 1996. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Lois Orswell Accession Year 1996 Object Number 1996.31 Division European and American Art Contact am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Publication History Marjorie B. Cohn and Sarah Kianovsky, Lois Orswell, David Smith, and Modern Art, exh. cat., Harvard University Art Museums (Cambridge, MA, 2002), cat. no. 284, fig. 186, p. 359, 362 Exhibition History Lois Orswell, David Smith, and Modern Art, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 09/21/2002 - 02/16/2003 Art of the Black World, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 08/31/2024 - 01/05/2025 Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of European and American Art at am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
