Arts of Africa, Oceania and the Americas | Antiquities - 17th September 2024
Lot 231
A Bura head
Estimate £150 - £200 | Hammer £227
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Description
A Bura head
Niger, circa 17th century
terracotta, with three relief scarification lines to the forehead, a ribbed coiffure, slit eyes and mouth with a triple ribbed necklace,
13cm high, on a stand. (2)
Provenance
Tom Phillips Collection, London.
Sold with a thermoluminescence certificate from Francine Maurer, Alliance-Science-Art, Paris, March 1994.