African Tribal Art - Bura head, Niger

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African Tribal Art - Bura head, Niger


A special terracotta face of the geometric type from the Bura of Niger. This small but graphic flat face has a beautiful russet slip with cowrie shell shaped eyes and mouth, a wonderful cross-hatched hair style on the back and two thumb pinches on the lower cheek area. It measures 5-1/4” high by 3-7.8” wide and comes on a custom base.
Circa A.D. 300 -1100. Ex Ryan Willis. #9079  $2800

African Tribal Art - Bura head, Niger, back
African Tribal Art - Bura head, Niger, side

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