Yoruba Tribe statue of head

Ife style. In Yoruba mythology, the city Ife-Ife is ”the navel of the world,” the place where creation took place and the tradition of kingship began. This Brown clay piece is hollow and covered in an earthen patina. The facial area has incised parallel lines thought to represent body marks of a particular kind. On the top, a crown-shape motif.
African antiquities are authentic historical relics and come with a Certificate of Authenticity.
African
1800’s - Early 1900s
7” x 4 1/2”