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Description : West Africa, Burkina Faso, Lobi peoples, ca. early 20th century CE. A head on a thick, conical neck, with an elongated, rounded skull, large ears, and a sensitive face with a raised chinstrap beard. There is some evidence for scarification marks at the temples and forehead. The Lobi create distinctive carvings of heads, sculpted to be fixed into the ground to mark shrines and other important locations, they are also sometimes mounted outside houses, acting as guardian figures. Size: 2.95 W x 10.5 H (7.5 cm x 26.7 cm) Provenance: private New York, New York, USA collection, ex Tom Murray, Mill Valley, California, USA collection 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. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #132034
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