These amazing pieces of African history are each from the early 20th century and featured as main set pieces in our recent production Permanent Collection. The guardian figures are highly abstracted anthropomorphic sculptures with a flat, quadrilateral shape framing an opening in the wooden body. The geometric abstraction of the body is also repeated in the large, stylized heads. To add to their visual impact the heads are covered with either copper or brass sheeting. It is in the stylistic development of the heads that regional and ethnic variations are most apparent. These pieces originated from Nigeria and Gabon. They are in pretty good condition with some discoloration and some slight oxidation on the surface.