Description:

Mali/Niger, Bura-Asinda-Sikka culture, ca. 3rd to 11th centuries CE. A skillfully modeled solid terracotta memorial head from a vessel or figure, with expressive facial features, the bushy eyebrows hovering over incised slit eyes perhaps most impressive. Additional detailing with applied small modeled ears, open mouth with prominent chin, and a mohawk like coiffure atop an extended, long neck, mounted upon a square lucite base. Very little is actually known about the Bura civilization. Archaeologists first discovered the site (to the northwest of Niamey, the capital of Niger, and in Burkina Faso) in 1975 and excavations were begun in 1983. the vast majority of the pieces recoverd have been terracotta vessels or heads like this example. Size: head itself measures 2.5" W x 5.5" H (6.4 cm x 14 cm); 6.5" H (16.5 cm) on stand

Provenance: Ex Peter Arnovick Collection, Los Altos CA

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  • Condition: A large fragment with minor chips to ears as shown. Nevertheless, a wonderful example.

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