Lot no. 12
CALABAR, Cross River State, south-east Nigeria.
Earthenware.
Upper part of a funerary urn or vase in the shape of a head with a strong face and a hairstyle with four twisted buns.
Presumed to date from the XIV-XVI century.
Height: 24 cm.
Provenance: Collection of a couple of collectors, Blois.
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African, American and Oceanic Art
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