An Akan terracotta funerary head
Updated August 17, 2026
This auction ended on August 25, 2026.
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| Lot number | 0022 |
| Estimate | $1,200 - $1,800 |
| Opening bid | $600 |
| Auction | Native American Pre-Columbian Tribal Fine Art |
| Date | August 25, 2026 at 10:00 AM EDT |
| Auction house | TAOS Auction Co |
| Location | Santa Fe, New Mexico |
Ivory Coast, 18th/19th century, the molded clay head with slit mouth and coffee bean eyes and swept back coiffure, pigmented in black, mounted on a Plexi base. Ht. 7 1/2 in. Provenance: Private
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