African Bakota Reliquary Guardian 13

The Bakota people place these Guardians atop baskets containing the bones of revered ancestors to guard those remains. The figures are carved of wood, and covered with woven strips of copper and brass and hand-hammered sheets of copper and brass. This Bakota Reliquary Guardian measures 22 inches tall, 10 inches wide, and comes mounted on a custom-made museum quality stand.