Guardian bust
9.5"H × 7"W · 2.5 lb
$110
Hand-carved olive wood bust of a woman balancing a tall woven basket on her head, arms raised to steady it — a traditional Sahel-region motif representing the carrying of goods. This form echoes a long-standing regional tradition of figurative carving, historically used in ritual and storytelling contexts rather than purely decorative display.
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Part of a collection bought directly from the carving artists during the original collector's travels — not mass-market inventory. Individual piece records like exact artist and precise origin weren't kept, so the region and material shown here are a general description, not a verified attribution. Pricing is banded to comparable current market listings for this type of piece, not an individual appraisal. Dimensions and weight are approximate.