Large African Kota/Bakota Bronze wood sculpture Gabon w/ black custom wood stand .This Huge Reliquary Mask is crafted of Hammered brass and wood ,and called a Reliquary Guardian and these figures were mounted on containers holding relics of important clan ancestors, serving as their guardians. Two-dimensional and sheathed in Brass an Copper, these 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 Dimensions 21ʺW × 11ʺD × 44.5ʺH