Tribal Art & Antiquities - 1st March 2017
Lot 35
A Veracruz smiling face figure whistle Mexico terracotta
Estimate £200 - £300 | Hammer £800
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Description
A Veracruz smiling face figure whistle
Mexico
terracotta, with a large head with aperture at the top, with out stretched arms, wearing a necklace and skirt,
23.5cm high,
and an Olmec seated female figure. (2)
Provenance
Sir Peter Hope KCMG, 1912 - 1999, British Intelligence Officer and later Ambassador to Mexico 1968-72.