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THBNigeria Katsina Clay Standing Shrine Figure w/ TL
Lot 133
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Artemis Gallery
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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West Africa, Nigeria, Katsina culture, ca. 1000 CE. A fascinating, large clay standing figure - which was once probably a funerary marker - with a proportionally large head and a long, cylindrical body. The remaining half arm is decorated with cross-hatching, representing scarification or tattooing, and the hair and beard are incised in clear designs. The facial features are small but expressive and the ears are prominent. Size: 7" W x 16.5" H (17.8 cm x 41.9 cm); 19" H (48.3 cm) on included custom stand.
Katsina state in modern day northwest Nigeria is in the Niger River Valley, roughly contemporary with the Nok culture to its south and the Sokoto culture in the same river valley, was located between the ancient city of Kano and trade routes that led across the Sahara to pharaonic Egypt. Bayard Rustin (yes the famous Civil Rights leader!), who originally collected the Katsina collection for the Yale University Art Gallery, recorded that most terracotta pieces like this one were found in large man-made mounds. Characteristic Katsina figures, like those of the Sokoto culture, are large, hollow, thin-walled, and low-fired human figures. Most of these figures were probably attached to globular jars and may have been funerary markers. They are made of a rough earthenware mixed with quartz and mica and have a reddish slip made from either mica or schist.
This piece has been tested using thermoluminescence (TL) analysis and has been found to be ancient and of the period stated. A full report will accompany purchase.
Provenance: Estate of R. Pearson, Denver, Colorado, USA; Mr. Pearson collected from the third quarter of the 20th century until he passed away.; ex-Peter Arnovick collection, San Francisco, California, USA
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#144838Intact head and body with breakage around navel and to both arms, with almost all original slip remaining and features clear. Very nice condition.Condition
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