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Lot 675
A Sierra Leone Carved Stone Head, Mahen Yafe,
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A Sierra Leone Carved Stone Head, Mahen Yafe, thick, strong neck supporting an upturned life-sized head featuring deeply cut domed eyes, a bulbous broad nose, open lips revealing clenched filed teeth, and C-shaped ears beneath an intricate notched coiffure, height 9 3/4 in., width 10 1/2 in., mounted to a hexagonal wood plinth, overall height 12 in. ?

  • Provenance: Provenance: Acquired by William W. Hodges of Kokomo, IN, mid-1960s, while developing teacher training schools at the University of Njala, Sierra Leone.

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April 17, 2011 11:00 AM CDT
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