Quoted: “Eternal Ancestors: The Art of the Central African Reliquary” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art offers many magnetic images in a gorgeous, morally and spiritually vibrant show that is sure be one of the sleepers of the fall art season. Sleepers, awake. Change your habits, alter your route, see what you’re missing. This African show isn’t esoteric at all. Anyone familiar with Western religious art, particularly art before the modern era, will recognize its basic theme: life as a cosmic journey homeward, with parental spirits, embodied in materials and images, coddling, counseling and chiding us every step of the way.
— Holland Cotter