Lot 29
  • 29

Sapi Male and Female Janus Figure, Liberia or Sierra Leone

Estimate
6,000 - 9,000 USD
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Description

  • stone
  • Height: 5 5/8 in (14.3 cm)

Provenance

Leonard Kahan, New York, by 1979
Myron Kunin, Minneapolis, acquired from the above on September 17, 1980

Exhibited

Leonard Kahan Gallery, New York, African Art of the West Atlantic Coast, 1979

Literature

Frederick J. Lamp, African Art of the West Atlantic Coast: Transition in Form and Content, New York, 1979, p. 19, fig. 7

Condition

Weathered and worn as shown in catalogue illustration. Marks, nicks, scratches, abrasions, chips and losses consistent with use and great age. Fine aged surface.
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