Bura Phallic Terracotta Funerary Figure Nariño the statue represents a squatting

the statue represents a squatting human figure with a dramatically oversized head

Its design features a gracefully tapering neck

Atoni culture is structured around spatial and gender dualities—male and female

artists and craftsmen turned toward smaller

"Ottoman Empire"

Bura Phallic Terracotta Funerary Figure Nariño the statue represents a squattingThe Bura Asinda Sikka culture, c. 200 1200AD, Niger or Burkina Faso, West Africa. This impressive and unusual slab shaped phallomorphic terracotta figure, dating from 200 1200 AD, is a remarkable example of the Bura Asinda Sikka culture of West Africa. Featuring a distinctive rounded protrusion on one side, this enigmatic artifact reflects the symbolic and ritualistic traditions of an ancient civilization whose artistic expressions remain shrouded in