BAKOTA RELIQUARY GUARDIANS 3

BAKOTA 7
29" high
$1200

BAKOTA 19
21" high
$600

BAKOTA 26
18.5" high
$600

 BAKOTA 27
21" high
$1000

BAKOTA 27
21" high
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 BAKOTA 29
25" high
$600
 

BAKOTA 36
18.75" high
$600

BAKOTA 31
19.5" high
$600

 BAKOTA 33
19.5" high
$700

BAKOTA 12
25" high
$700

Photographs © Tim Hamill

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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