Bamileke Head Fragment of Votive Figure, Based

One stern face, and the rest of the body left to your imagination.

This stone head fragment from a votive figure comes from the Bamileke of Cameroon, Central Africa; the record gives no date. Votive and commemorative sculpture is commonly associated with Grassfields communities. The face is broad and flat-sided, with round eyes, a short nose and a downturned mouth worn to near abstraction. The grey stone has weathered to a rusty ochre, with pale flecks of residue in the hollows. It stands on a slim metal rod above a black square base.

About 10 inches tall. It will outlast your furniture and your opinions.