Africa, Bura /Asinda / Sikka area, present day Niger and Burkina Faso, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. This is a large and heavy carved bone (age showing as the bone has nearly fossilized) funerary head. It is decorated with bulging eyes, a prominent mouth, and a long, thin nose atop a rough column shape. Unfortunately, little is known about the culture that lived in this area when this statue was made, because it was only recently discovered and there have been very few scientific excavations. What has been found are large cemeteries with impressive necropoli, which provide evidence that this was a wealthy, complex society. They buried their dead in conical urns, often topped with figures like this one. Comes with custom stand. Size: 3" L x 4.5" W x 18.75" H (7.6 cm x 11.4 cm x 47.6 cm).
Provenance: Estate of Dr. Peter Arnovick Collection, Los Altos, CA
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