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Details
a rare amulet
Probably Yoruba
The flat rectangular panel carved as a stylised maternity figure with large disc headdress, the child at the mother's left shoulder, pierced twice for suspension, inscribed: W. Coast of Africa. (Sierra Leone District).
19cm. high
Probably Yoruba
The flat rectangular panel carved as a stylised maternity figure with large disc headdress, the child at the mother's left shoulder, pierced twice for suspension, inscribed: W. Coast of Africa. (Sierra Leone District).
19cm. high
Provenance
Lt.-Gen. A.H.L.F. Pitt-Rivers, Farnham, Dorset, England
Special notice
Christie's charge a buyer's premium of 20% (VAT inclusive) for this lot.