Figure: Head, 16th century, Sierra Leone, Sapi peoples, Steatite, H. 10 3/16 x W. 8 1/2 x D.14 1/4 in. (26 x 21.6 x 36.2 cm), Stone-Sculpture, Little is known of the original use and significance of this tradition of steatite sculpture, created in southeastern Sierra Leone and western Guinea in the sixteenth century. The massive head, bulging eyes, broad nose with flaring nostrils, full lips, and jaw relate stylistically to works in carved ivory from the same period created by local artisans for European patrons
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Figure, Head, 16th century, Sierra Leone, Sapi peoples, Steatite, H, 10 3/16 x W, 8 1/2 D.14 1/4, 26 21.6 36.2 cm, Stone-Sculpture, Little, original, significance, tradition, steatite sculpture, created, southeastern Sierra, western Guinea, sixteenth, massive head, bulging eyes, broad nose, flaring nostrils, full lips, jaw relate, stylistically, works, carved ivory, period created, local artisans, European patrons
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