SHERBRO Sierra Leone, southern region h 12 cm Steatite... Lot 1

SHERBRO Sierra Leone, southern region h 12 cm Steatite figure. This depicts a male Nomoli figure. It is a half-bust featured on a circular platform. The face is sculpted with features that characterise the African style of these artefacts: a large head on a squat neck, a prominent nose with flared nostrils, eyes, large protruding lips, and arms on the bulging stomach with a big hole in the centre. This depicts a male Nomoli figure.It is a half-bust featured on a circular platform. The face is sculpted with features that characterise the African style of these artefacts: a large head on a squat neck, a prominent nose with flared nostrils, eyes, large protruding lips, and arms on the bulging stomach with a big hole in the centre. PROVENANCE Galleria Paolo Morigi, Lugano (1976); Collection of Walter Schwab, Bern (inv. WS 87); NOTE Lot not located at Finarte offices but in Switzerland. It could be subject to customs costs related to the importation into the buyer’s country. In any event, any customs cost and/or burden related to importation shall be borne by the buyer. For more information, please write an email to arteafricana@finarte.it