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Description : West Africa, Nigeria, Bura-Asinda-Sikka, ca. 1050 CE. A highly stylized stone figure with an abstract anthropomorphic form. The sandstone is hand carved with an elongated body that tapers to a narrow base. The top features a corseted neck and a bulbous head. At one time there may have been a face carved into the surface to represent an ancestor or deity. The stake shape may have been inserted in the ground as a marker for a grave. Size: 13.5 L x 4 W (34.3 cm x 10.2 cm) Provenance: private Houston, Texas, USA collection, purchased from Hammill Gallery, Boston, Massachusetts, USA in 2016 All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm. Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping. #162929
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