Anthropomorphic head sculpture
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Lot: 28
Anthropomorphic head sculpture
Sierra Leone, Sapi
| Provenance | Size | Hammer price |
|---|---|---|
| Ludwig Bretschneider, Munich, Germany Munich Private Collection |
H: 3.3 inch; L: 3.5 inch |
sold |
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.
Lamp, John Frederick, Stone Effigies of the Ancient Sapi, New York 2018, p. 58, Fig. 57
