BAKOTA STYLE ART, Gabon

BAKOTA STYLE RELIQUARY GUARDIANS 3

BAKOTA STYLE
Sword 1

BAKOTA Style
Throwing Knife
Currency

BAKOTA STYLE  RELIQUARY GUARDIANS ARCHIVES (ALL SOLD)

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BAKOTA, RELIQUARY FIGURES, Gabon

Figures like these were mounted on containers holding relics of important clan ancestors, serving as guardians. Two-dimensional and sheathed in metal (brass or copper), the figures include projecting shapes around the face that refer to elaborate coiffures, and a diamond shape below the neck that is an abstracted body form.

Old Bakota reliquary figures are very rare. Despite their appearance, our figures show no evidence of age or use and were probably made to be sold.

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