Guardian figures carved in the hardest of wood, found at the junctions of footpaths leading to villages for protection from evil spirits, Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Mythological demon statue at Shwedagon Pagoda, Yangon, (Rangoon), Myanmar, (Burma)

Two native men with totem pole, Fanla, Ambrym Island, South Sea, Vanuatu, Oceania

Wat Arun Ratchawararam Ratchawaramahawihan with Yaksha Guardian Statues at the entrance to Ordination Hall, illuminated at dusk, Bangkok, Bangkok Yai District, Thailand

The dressed statues of the Saints in the Santiago Apostol Church are also the guardian-spirits of the Tzutuhil pantheon, a classic example of Maya-Catholic syncretism, Santiago de Atitlun, Sololu, Guatemala