African Bura Terracotta Memorial Head

Africa, Niger, Bura Asinda-Sikka culture, ca. 3rd to 11th century CE. A memorial head made of baked terracotta, modelled in a characteristically oval form with a pronounced vertical nose, applied ears

**Originally Listed At $200** Africa, Niger, Bura Asinda-Sikka culture, ca. 3rd to 11th century CE. A memorial head made of baked terracotta, modelled in a characteristically phallic form with a prono

Africa, Mali / Niger, Bura-Asinda-Sikka culture, ca. 3rd to 11th centuries CE. A carved solid terracotta memorial head from a vessel or figure, with incised slit eyes and mouth, small modeled ears, a

Africa, Mali / Niger, Bura-Asinda-Sikka culture, ca. 3rd to 11th centuries CE. A carved solid terracotta memorial head from a vessel or figure, with pierced eyes and a slit mouth, a slightly raised no

Africa, Mali / Niger, Bura-Asinda-Sikka culture, ca. 3rd to 11th centuries CE. A carved solid terracotta memorial head from a vessel or figure, detailed with slit eyes and mouth, a slightly raised nos

Africa, Mali/Niger, Bura-Asinda-Sikka culture, ca. 3rd to 11th centuries CE. A carved solid terracotta memorial head from a vessel or figure, with coffee bean shaped eyes and mouth, the right ear deli

**Originally Listed At $300** Africa, Mali/Niger, Bura Asinda-Sikka culture, ca. 3rd to 11th centuries CE. A carved solid terracotta memorial head from a vessel or figure, with coffee bean shaped eyes

**Originally Listed At $300** Africa, Niger River Valley, Bura Asinda-Sikka culture, ca. 11th century CE. A terracotta head with a diamond shaped visage comprised of coffee bean shaped eyes, a pronoun

Africa, Nigeria, ca. 15th century CE. Schematic modeled head of elongated form with slender nose, protruding ears and small eyes and mouth. Custom mount. Size: 6.25" H (15.9 cm). Provenance: Ex-Priva

Lot 86 African Bura Terracotta Head terracotta With incised and raised decoration overall: 8 3/4 x 4 1/2 x 3 inches Provenance: Property from the Estate of Rosa and Aaron Esman

Lot of 4 Ancient Africa Bura Terracotta Heads c.3rd - 11th century AD. Size 5 1/4 - 6 3/4 inches high. Fine collection of 4 heads fragments from full statues. From a private New York City estate 1980'

BENIN KINGDOM, NIGERIA, AFRICAN TERRACOTTA MEMORIAL HEAD FOR A CHIEF H 9" W 6" 9 - 7/8" x 6-1/8" x 7 -1/2". Center of sculpture is open from neck to top of head. Provenance: Estate of Jack Faxon, Mich

**Originally Listed At $300** West Africa, Mali / Niger, Bura Asinda-Sikka, ca. 3rd to 13th century CE. A schematic terracotta head of a rounded form with a bulbous nose, incised circular eyes, an ovo

Ca. 11th-15th. Age appropriate wear on what is a fragment of a larger figurine, see photos. Ex-Nooter

An Ancient Bura Culture Terracotta Head, Niger, Africa. Dating from Circa 3rd to 11th century. Provenance: The Dr. Brian Healy estate, New York. Size: 6'' x 3.5'' x 3.25'' (15 x 9 x 8 cm).

3 African Bura Terracotta Funerary Heads, Niger. Property of a New York Collector. Height ranging from 5" (13 cm) to 9" (23 cm). Height on base ranging from: 6.5" (17 cm) to 11.5" (29 cm).

A lovely clay sculpture of an ancestral face and head, traditionally considered memorial heads. Akan or Ashanti peoples, Ghana, Africa. The hand made terracotta clay head measures 11 x 5.5 inches.

Old hand made terracotta clay styled head with raised tribal tattoos and elongated facial features. The head has a fairly weathered and eroded bottom edge suggesting some time in the field. The Head m

Two African Akan-style, Ghana terracotta nsodie (memorial heads); each with incised and moulded detailing; H: 11" (larger, approx.)

An Ancient BURA CULTURE Terracotta Head , Niger, Africa. Dating from Circa 3rd to 11th century. A very serene looking example with a wonderfully executed face. Ex Private New York Collection. The head

Bura Asinda-Sikka, southwest Niger, ca. 3rd to 13th centuries CE. This is a large hollow earthenware pottery jar with a humanoid head atop it and decoration around the neck/shoulders. This piece was p

This is a large ancient terracotta clay relic from the Bura culture, present day Niger, Africa. The BURA ASINDA SIKKA CULTURE is mysterious and not much is known other than the clay idols that are une

Two African Terracotta Artifacts, Ghana. Including a Koma figure, Ghana, 13th-19th century. On stand. Provenance: ex Eric Robertson Gallery, NYC and an Akan memorial head, 19th century. On stand. Size

Akan, terracotta memorial head in the Kwahu style, with long ringed neck, tall coiffure and scarification on cheeks and forehead. Remains of ritual material on both head and neck. West Africa. Likely