African Bura Funerary Heads, Niger River Basin

African Bura Funerary Heads, Niger River Basin. Terracotta. Size: 5.5'' x 3'' x 2.5'' (14 x 8 x 6 cm).

African Bura Funerary Head, Niger River Basin. Terracotta. Size: 4'' x 3'' x 2'' (10 x 8 x 5 cm).

3 African Bura Terracotta Funerary Heads, Niger. Property of a New York Collector. Height ranging from 5" (13 cm) to 9" (23 cm). Height on base ranging from: 6.5" (17 cm) to 11.5" (29 cm).

Africa, Niger River valley, Bura culture, ca 3rd to 13th century, but most likely toward the later end of the culture. Large and unusual pottery head of a human in redware coarse clay. Figure with exa

**Originally Listed At $300** Africa, Niger River Valley, Bura Asinda-Sikka culture, ca. 11th century CE. A terracotta head with a diamond shaped visage comprised of coffee bean shaped eyes, a pronoun

A rare ancient terracotta clay shrine offering with stylized form, a exaggerated head of an ancestral spirit. Bura peoples, Niger river delta, Nigeria, likely dating from the 11th to the 15th century.

A very rare old ancient terracotta clay shrine offering with stylized form, a exaggerated head of an ancestral spirit. Bura peoples, Niger river delta, Nigeria, likely dating from the 11th to the 15th

West Africa, Bura Asinda-Sikka, southwest Niger, ca. 3rd to 13th centuries CE. A fascinating anthropomorphic hand-carved stone idol presenting as a round head perhaps with a long beard and bulbous shu

African Bura Terracotta Funerary Urn, Niger. Size: 7.5'' x 5.75'' x 6'' (19 x 15 x 15 cm). Unglazed terracotta. The phallic-shaped vessel would be used to hold belongings of the deceased to be taken i

2 African Bura Terracotta Funerary Urns, Niger. Unglazed terracotta. Size: 1) 22'' x 7'' x 7'' (56 x 18 x 18 cm). 2) 13.5'' x 6'' x 6'' (34 x 15 x 15 cm). Phallic-shaped vessels would be used to hold

An Ancient Bura Culture Terracotta Head, Niger, Africa. Dating from Circa 3rd to 11th century. Provenance: The Dr. Brian Healy estate, New York. Size: 6'' x 3.5'' x 3.25'' (15 x 9 x 8 cm).

1903 Mungo Park Travels in AFRICA Mandingo Slaves Cannibalism Voyages Mungo Park was an 18th-century Scottish explorer who was well-known for his voyages in West Africa and the Niger River Basin. The

African Bura Asinda-Sikka Terracotta Funerary Urn, Niger. Size: 29.5'' x 9.5'' x 9.5'' (75 x 24 x 24 cm).

African Bura Asinda-Sikka Terracotta Funerary Urn, Niger. Classic phallic stele form with raised decorative elements. C. 200-1400 CE. Property of a New York Collector. Size: 29.5'' x 10'' x 10'' (75 x

African Bura Asinda-Sikka Terracotta Funerary Urn, Niger. Classic phallic stele form with raised decorative elements. C. 200-1400 CE. Property of a New York Collector. Size: 28'' x 10'' x 10'' (71 x 2

2 African Bura Asinda-Sikka Terracotta Funerary Urn, Niger. Classic phallic stele form with raised decorative elements. C. 200-1400 CE. One reconstructed from several pieces, the other broken at the b

A choice Bura Asinda Sikka head from the Niger River Delta of Nigeria or Mali, ca. 200 – 1200 AD. It is 8-3/4 in high and is nicely detailed showing ritual scarification and incised ornaments. Ex Ka

A choice Bura Asinda Sikka head from the Niger River Delta of Nigeria or Mali, ca. 200 - 1200 AD. It is 8-1/2 in high and is nicely detailed showing ritual scarification and incised ornaments. Ex Kauf

A choice Bura Asinda Sikka head from the Niger River Delta of Nigeria or Mali, ca. AD 200 - 1200 AD. It is 10 in high and is nicely detailed showing ritual scarification, coif and multiple necklaces s

African Mambilia Figural Terracotta Vessel, Niger River Basin; and a Niger River Basin Terracotta Pot. Size: 1) 13'' x 7.5'' x 7.5'' (33 x 19 x 19 cm); 2) 6'' x 5.5'' x 5.5'' (15 x 14 x 14 cm).

A large ancient Bura culture funerary ceramic figure from the Niger River Valley of Mali or Niger, c. 11th-15th Century AD, in the form of a bearded male with protruding tongue and scarification. 11 i

A large ancient Bura culture funerary ceramic figure from the Niger River Valley of Mali or Niger, c. 11th-15th Century AD, in the form of a bearded male with protruding tongue and scarification. Dime

**Originally Listed At $200** Africa, Niger River Valley, Bura-Asinda-Sikka culture, ca. 4th to 5th century CE. A hand-built terracotta figure of an abstract form, presenting a cylindrical body and pi

A rare ancient terracotta head fragment in stylized form. Bura culture, Niger River Valley, Niger/Mali/Burkina Faso ca. 1000-1100 AD. Decorated with incisions on a cheerful face and wonderful braided