AN AFRICAN FANG PEOPLES WOOD ANCESTRAL RELIQUARY GUARDIAN FIGURE, OKAK GROUP, 20TH CENTURY, carved wood, the seated figure with stylized fearsome open mouth with extending tongue expression, he holds a club staff, and wears necklace adornments, is raised on a plinth base. Height: 18" Diameter: 6" Provenance: From the Collection of a Private American Collector, Houston, Texas.

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