Nlô byeri (reliquary guardian head)

Betsi-Fang artist

Date

19th century

Type

Head

Medium

Wood, copper alloy, palm oil

Department

The Michael C. Rockefeller Wing

Culture

Betsi-Fang peoples

Institution

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Object number

1979.206.229

Credit

The Michael C. Rockefeller Memorial Collection, Bequest of Nelson A. Rockefeller, 1979