Anthropomorphic head sculpture
Sierra Leone, Sapi
sold
EUR 1,600
Provenance
Ludwig Bretschneider, Munich, GermanyMunich Private Collection
Size
H: 8,5 cm
L: 9 cm
H: 3.3 inch
L: 3.5 inch
Description
steatit (soapstone),
For generations, farmers in Sierra Leone and adjacent areas of Liberia and Guinea have unearthed small stone figures.
Broadly attributed to the forefathers of the present-day Kissi people and the vanished Sapi peoples, the carvings range from heads and half figures to full figures and groups.