Byeri Guardian Figure

Lot 8611 limit € 90

Fang, Gabon, reliquary guard, carved wood, fully sculpted male standing figure with hands together in front of the chest, face with metal fittings, helmet-like hairstyle, in a sitting pose for attachment to a reliquary container, signs of age, feet are damaged, height approx. 68 cm, probably first half of the 20th century