This is the rating and price for Mid 20Th C. Lobi Terracotta Human Head Altarpiece

Description : **Originally Listed At $600** West Africa, Burkina Faso or Cote d'Ivoire, Lobi peoples, ca. 1950 to 1960. Skillfully modeled from terracotta, an abstract head of a somewhat phallic form with a tranquil visage comprised of coffee bean shaped eyes, a pronounced, protruding long nose, angular ears, slightly parted lips, and an elaborately ridged 'plaited' coiffure. An intriguing form from the Lobi peoples. Size: 5 in diameter x 9.75 H (12.7 cm x 24.8 cm) Provenance: private Houston, Texas, USA collection, purchased from Andrew Berz at Berz Gallery of African Art, San Francisco, California, USA in 2012 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 customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most Antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia.  For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm. #162917
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