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Helmet
Helmet
Senufo Culture, Burkina Faso, 19th Century
lost-wax cast copper alloy 8¾ h × 8 dia in (22 × 20 cm)
lost-wax cast copper alloy 8¾ h × 8 dia in (22 × 20 cm)
estimate: $3,000–5,000
Includes custom metal stand.
literature: Karl-Ferdinand Schaedler, Earth & Ore, 2500 Years of African Art and Terra-cotta and Metal, Munich, 1997, pg. 106 illustrates related work