The effects of a Post-colonization era act as a tether between my ancestry and the provenance of this Reliquary Figure, as we both sit in the 21st Century as members of the African Diaspora. The piece's original purpose was to be used by families as a way to venerate their ancestors, placed into a basket with items that are significant to that loved one. However, its function is now to be on display at the Barnes Foundation in Philadelphia. This and over 100 other African works were collected by the late Albert C. Barnes between 1922-24 by way of his French Art Dealer, Paul Guillaume. Guillaume acquired the African works through advertising in French colonies, with one ad reading "Avez- Vous des fetiches negres?".This collection was curated immediately following the "Scramble for Africa" in which Europeans colonized and invaded most of the continent between the years 1884 and 1914, leaving only Liberia and Ethiopia independent by the end. L'art Negre was the Art Historical era that followed, ushering looted African works into the forefront, becoming the most sought-after and imitated pieces in Modern art. I reflected on this history and the possibility of restitution through material restituted and is a permanent collection owned by the late Albert Barnes and is not set to be repatriated in the future. The metals used to draw this piece are reflected in the original piece, the piece is indefinitely changing, tarnishing, and oxidizing over time like the subject itself.