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Anthropomorphic head sculpture - Sierra Leone, Sapi

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Anthropomorphic head sculpture - Sierra Leone, Sapi

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Description

steatit (soapstone),

For generations, farmers in Sierra Leone and adjacent areas of Liberia and Guinea have unearthed small stone figures.

Broadly attributed to the forefathers of the present-day Kissi people and the vanished Sapi peoples, the carvings range from heads and half figures to full figures and groups.
H: 8,5 cm; L: 9 cm, H: 3,3 inch; L: 3,5 inch

Provenance:
Ludwig Bretschneider, Munich, Germany
Munich Private Collection

Lit.: Lamp, John Frederick, Stone Effigies of the Ancient Sapi, New York 2018, p. 58, Fig. 57

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Anthropomorphic head sculpture - Sierra Leone, Sapi

Name: Anthropomorphic head sculpture - Sierra Leone, Sapi
SKU: 174170370
Price: 1600 EUR
Availability: InStock

Estimate €400 - €800

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