Tribal Art & Antiquities - 1st March 2017

Lot 409

A Nigerian fragmentary head terracotta with a front crested coiffure with a stippled back

Estimate £150 - £250 | Hammer £110

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Description

A Nigerian fragmentary head

terracotta with a front crested coiffure with a stippled back,

16cm high, on a stand,

an anthropomorphic vessel, modelled as a mother with a child as the handle, 18cm high, on a stand and a Mali weight/smoother, with five snakes to the body, 11.5cm high. (5)

Provenance

The first two - Ex Josef Herman collection.

Monika Wengraf, London.

Pendarell (Pen) Kent collection.