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Bakota Reliquary Guardian

Beaded African Wood Mask with Aluminum and Brass

$64.99
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SKU: 219477
Awudu Saaed creates his own version of the traditional Bakota reliquary guardian. This Gabonese tribe, known also as Kota, is reputed for honoring their ancestors with similar statuettes featuring a diamond shaped orifice within the neck called mbulu-ngulu. Saaed carves this sese wood mask by hand and adorns it with colorful glass beads, brass insets and expressive aluminum eyes.
  • Sese wood, brass, aluminum and recycled glass beads
  • 1.57 lbs
  • 16.5 inches H x 6.8 inches W x 2.8 inches D
  • Made in Ghana

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Awudu Saaed

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